French ship Agréable
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 Scale model on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | "Pleasant" |
| Builder: | Toulon, under plans by Laurent Coulomb |
| Laid down: | as Glorieux, 1671 |
| Renamed: | Agréable, June 1671 |
| Homeport: | Brest |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1717 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 56-gun, 3rd-rank ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1000 tonnes |
| Length: | 40 metres |
| Beam: | 11.25 metres |
| Draught: | 5.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Complement: | 300 to 400 men |
| Armament: |
56 guns: |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Agréable ("pleasant") was a 56-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She was built in 1670 as Glorieux ("Glorious") and renamed to Agréable in January 1675.
In 1700, she departed France for India in order to ferry a load of gold back to France. In 1701, Agréable, along with the Aurore, Mutine and Saint-Louis, were attacked off Île Bourbon. Damaged, the Agréable made repairs at Île Bourbon, where the treasure was hidden.
In 1711, Agréable was converted to a hulk, and she was eventually scrapped in 1717.
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