French ship Solitaire (1774)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Solitaire |
| Launched: | 1774 |
| Captured: | 6 December 1782, by Royal Navy |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Solitaire |
| Acquired: | 6 December 1782 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1790 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1521 tons (1545.4 tonnes) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
Solitaire was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1774.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 6 December 1782, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Solitaire. She was sold out of the navy in 1790.
[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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