HMS Belleisle (1761)
| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} France | |
| Name | Belleisle |
| Launched | 1760 |
| Captured | 3 April 1761, by Royal Navy |
.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Belleisle |
| Acquired | 3 April 1761 |
| Fate | Sold, 1819 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 64-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 149426⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 168 ft 5+1⁄2 in (51.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 45 ft 0+1⁄2 in (13.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
| Armament | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
Belleisle was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1760.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 3 April 1761, and commissioned as the Third Rate HMS Belleisle.
Fate
Belleisle was placed on harbour service in 1784, and was sold out of the navy in 1819.
Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol.1, p. 178.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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