HMS Achille (1778)
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Annibal |
| Launched: | 1778 |
| Renamed: | Achille, 1786 |
| Captured: | 1 June 1794 |
| Fate: | Captured by Royal Navy in the Glorious First of June battle |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Achille |
| Commissioned: | 1794 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1796 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 74 cannon of various weight of shot |
| Honours and awards: | Battle of Glorious First of June (French side) |
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Achille.
Originally the French ship Annibal, she was a 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1778, and was renamed Achille in 1786. She served with the French Navy until 1794, when she was captured by the Royal Navy during the battle of the Glorious First of June. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy as the third-rate HMS Achille, retaining the French spelling of the name. However, she was in a poor state and was broken up at Plymouth in 1796, just two years after her capture.
Some accounts say she fought at the Battle of Trafalgar[citation needed], but these writers have mistaken her for her namesake HMS Achille (1798), a new ship built at Gravesend.
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