French ship Courageux (1751)
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| Name: | Courageux |
| Launched: | 1753[1] |
| Captured: | 13 August 1761, by Royal Navy |
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| Name: | HMS Courageux |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Acquired: | 13 August 1761 |
| Fate: | Wrecked off Gibraltar, 18 December 1796 |
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| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1721 tons (1748.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 140 ft 10⅜ in (42.94 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 48 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 10.5 in (6.36 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns (French Navy):
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The Courageux was a heavy 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1753. The Courageux was considered heavy because she carried 24 pounders on her upper deck rather than the normal 18 pounders.
She was captured by the British ship HMS Bellona, also of 74 guns on August 13, 1761, whilst in the company of two frigates. The Courageux sighted Bellona in company with the frigate Brilliant. The British ships pursued, and after 14 hours, caught up with the French ships and engaged, the Brilliant attacking the frigates, and Bellona taking on the Courageux. The frigates eventually got away, but the Courageux struck her colours, and was later repaired and taken into the Royal Navy as the third rate HMS Courageux.
She was wrecked off Gibraltar on December 18, 1796.
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[edit] 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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