HMS St Florentine (1759)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | St Florentine |
| Captured: | 4 April 1759, by Royal Navy |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS St Florentine |
| Acquired: | 4 April 1759 |
| Fate: | Sunk as breakwater, 1771 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1109 tons (1126.8 tonnes) |
| Length: | 147 ft 9½ in (45.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 7 in (12.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 10 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see HMS St Florentine and French ship St Florentine.
St Florentine was a 60-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 4 April 1759, and commissioned as the fourth rate HMS St Florentine.
St Florentine was sunk as a breakwater in 1771.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.
[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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