French ship Diadème (1756)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Diadème.
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Brutus.
| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Diadème |
| Namesake: | Diadem |
| Ordered: | 10 September 1755 |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | September 1755 |
| Launched: | 26 July 1756 |
| Commissioned: | November 1756 |
| Decommissioned: | 1797 |
| Renamed: | Brutus on 29 September 1792 |
| Fate: | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Diadème class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 54.6 metres |
| Beam: | 14.1 metres |
| Draught: | 6.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
74 guns: |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Diadème was the lead ship of the Diadème class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
On 17 March 1757, along with the 64-gun Éveillé, she captured HMS Greenwich off Saint-Domingue.
In 1780, under Dampierre she was part of La Motte-Piquet's squadron, along with Annibal, Amphion and Réfléchi.
She took part in the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War under de Grasse, notably fighting at the Battle of the Chesapeake.
On 29 September 1792, she was renamed Brutus.
She was razé to a 42-gun frigate in May 1794. As a frigate, she took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 [1], taking Indomptable in tow[2] [3].
She was eventually broken up in 1797.
