French ship Guerrier (1753)
 Guerrier at the Battle of Minorca (1756) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
   France | |
| Name: | Guerrier |
| Namesake: | "Warrior" |
| Ordered: | 18 September 1750 |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | 3 September 1750 |
| Launched: | 9 September 1753 |
| In service: | January 1754 |
| Captured: | 2 August 1798 |
| Fate: | Burnt by the British after the Battle of the Nile |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Magnifique class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 53.6 m (176 ft) |
| Beam: | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Complement: | 678 men |
| Armament: | 74 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Guerrier was a Magnifique class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Battle of Minorca (1756) and in the Battle of Lagos. She was part of Bougainville's squadron for the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, and took part in the operations before the Battle of Rhode Island, in the Battle of Grenada, and in the Siege of Savannah.
In July 1781, she took part in the Invasion of Minorca. On 9 August, she captured the 700-tonne HMS Scarborough.
By the time of the invasion of Egypt, Guerrier should have been decommissioned for two years,[1] but was nevertheless incorporated in the invasion fleet. She took part in the Battle of the Nile, where she was captured by the British. She was so badly damaged that she was burnt.
See also
Sources and references
- ↑ La Campagne d'Egypte, by François-Guy Hourtoulle, Napoleon.org
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.