America
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 guns |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| 1788–1794 | America | |
| from 1794 | Impetueux Captured on the Glorious First of June |
74-gun ship, totally dismasted and taken on the Glorious First of June. Renamed Impetueux in British service, after a prize from the same battle that had burned.
Armament and specifications
Armament
74 guns
Lower gundeck
- 28 × 36-pounder long guns
Upper gundeck
- 30 × 18-pounder long guns
Forecastle and Quarter deck
- 16 × 8-pounder long guns
- 4 × 36-pounder carronades
Armour
- Timber
| Builder | Brest |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1787 |
| Launched | 21 May 1788 |
| Commissioned | 1789 |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
21 May 1788
Glorious First of June
Captured
28 May – 1 June 1794
Became HMS Impetueux
Renamed HMS Impetueux
1794 · Captured on the Glorious First of June
Fate
Captured
Broken up in 1813