French ship Protée (1772)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Protée |
| Launched: | 1772 |
| Captured: | 24 February 1780, by Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Prothee |
| Acquired: | 24 February 1780 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1815 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1480 tons (1503.7 tonnes) |
| Length: | 164 ft 1 in (50.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 7 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Protée.
Protée was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1772.[1]
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 24 February 1780, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Prothee. She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1799, and broken up in 1815.
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- 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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