French ship Le Canton (1777)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Le Canton |
| Launched: | 1777 |
| Captured: | 19 April 1782, by Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Le Canton |
| Acquired: | 19 April 1782 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1815 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1407 tons (1429.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 166 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
Le Canton was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1777.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 19 April 1782, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Le Canton. She was placed on harbour service in 1798, and sold out of the service in 1815.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
[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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