French ship Neptune (1778)
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| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Neptune |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 54.7 metres |
| Beam: | 14.3 metres |
| Draught: | 6.7 metres |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
|
| Armour: | Timber |
The Neptune was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Under Latouche Tréville, she catpured a 30-gun British privateer named Hercules on 28 October 1778.
In 1782, she was part of de Grasse's squadron. The fought against the HMS Repulse and HMS Canada, taking part in the Battle of the Saintes.
Decommissioned, she was reactivated to take part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 and in the Croisière du Grand Hiver. She ran aground and was destroyed on 28 January 1794, with the loss of 50.
