History
France
NameVaillant
Namesake"Valliant"
Ordered27 July 1752[1]
BuilderToulon[1]
Laid downNovember 1752[1]
Launched1 October 1755[1]
Decommissioned1783[1]
In serviceJune 1756[1]
FateHulked 1783
General characteristics
Class and typeVaillant-class ship of the line.
Tons burthen1150 tonnes
Length49.1 metres
Beam13.2 metres
Draught6.9 metres
PropulsionSail
Complement450 men
ArmourTimber

Vaillant was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Noël Pomet, and lead ship of her class.

Career

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In 1772, she was under La Brizollière, and bound for Saint Domingue, along with Actionnaire, Aurore and Sylphide.[2][3] The year after, she was at Toulon under Oppède.[3]

In 1777, she was under Chabert-Cogolin in Estaing's fleet.[4] On 14 August 1778, along with Hector, she captured the 8-gun bomb vessel HMS Thunder at Sandy Hook.[1] She took part in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779.[5][6] She returned to Lorient that same year.[7] In November, she was part of a division off Savannah, along with Zélé and Marseillais, when the ships got separated.[8]

In 1780, Seillans took command of Vaillant.[9] The year after, she was under Bernard de Marigny.[10]

In 1782, Sainte-Eulalie took command and sailed her back to France.[11]

Fate

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Vaillant was hulked in Rochefort in 1783.[1] From 1792, she was used as a masting crane.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Roche (2005), p. 454.
  2. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 163.
  3. ^ a b Archives nationales (2011), p. 193.
  4. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 231.
  5. ^ Troude (1867), p. 39.
  6. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 629.
  7. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 261.
  8. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 262.
  9. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 275.
  10. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 303.
  11. ^ Contenson (1934), p. 167.

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