HMS Foudroyant (1758)
Foudroyant at the Battle of Minorca (1756) | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Foudroyant |
| Builder | Toulon shipyard |
| Laid down | August 1748 |
| Launched | 18 December 1750 |
| Commissioned | April 1751 |
| Captured | 28 February 1758, by the Royal Navy |
| Notes |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Foudroyant |
| Acquired |
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| Commissioned | June 1759 |
| Fate | Broken up by 26 September 1787 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 80-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 206157⁄94(bm) |
| Length | 180 ft 5 in (54.99 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 50 ft 3 in (15.32 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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The Foudroyant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was later captured and served in the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS Foudroyant.
Following the Royal Navy tradition she is identified by the date of her introduction to the British navy (in this case post-dating the date of her construction).