French ship Conquérant (1747)
From SpottingWorld, the Hub for the SpottingWorld network...
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Conquérant.
| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Conquérant |
| Namesake: | "Conqueror" |
| Ordered: | 5 March 1743 |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | February 1745 |
| Launched: | 9 March 1746 |
| In service: | January 1747 |
| Captured: | 2 August 1798 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Conquerant |
| Acquired: | 2 August 1798 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Citoyen class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.1 metres |
| Beam: | 14.1 metres |
| Draught: | 6.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
74 guns: |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Conquérant was a Citoyen class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Battle of the Nile, where she was armed with only 18- and 12-pounders, and crewed by a mere 400 men, under captain Dalbarade[1]. Second ship in the vanguard of her line, Conquérant sustained fire from the passing British ships sailing to attack the centre of the French fleet. She was particularly targeted by HMS Audacious and Goliath, who reduced her to a hulk before 19:00. Immobilised, hopelessly overgunned and undermanned, her captain mortally wounded, Conquérant struck her colours and was seized by a boarding party from Audacious.
She was subsequently recommissioned in the Royal Navy.
External links
| 40px | This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub. You can help Ship Spotting World by expanding it. |
