French ship Glorieux (1756)
The view from Lady Juliana on the morning after the hurricane, featuring Glorieux along with HMS Centaur and Ville de Paris | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Glorieux |
| Launched | 10 August 1756 |
| Captured | At the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Glorieux |
| Acquired | 12 April 1782 |
| Commissioned | 13 April 1782 |
| Fate | Foundered in a hurricane on 18 September 1782 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 74-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,718 (Builder's Old Measurement) |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft 4 in (14.43 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 600 |
| Armament | |
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Glorieux was a 74-gun ship of the line in the French Navy. Built by Clairin Deslauriers at Rochefort and launched on 10 August 1756, she was rebuilt in 1777.