HMS Belleisle (1761)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Belleisle and French ship Belleisle.
| History | |
|---|---|
 France
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| Name: | Belleisle |
| Launched: | 1760 |
| Captured: | 3 April 1761, by Royal Navy |
 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Belleisle |
| Acquired: | 3 April 1761 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1819 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 64-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1494 tons (1520 tonnes) |
| Length: | 168 ft 5 1⁄2 in (51.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 45 ft 0 1⁄2 in (13.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
Belleisle was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1760.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 3 April 1761, and commissioned as the Third Rate HMS Belleisle.
Fate
Belleisle was placed on harbour service in 1784, and was sold out of the navy in 1819.
Notes
- ↑ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol.1, p. 178.
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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