HMS Donegal
Survived
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| 1794–1798 | Hoche | |
| from 1798 | Donegal Captured off Tory Island |
74-gun ship, built in France as Hoche and captured off Tory Island in 1798. At San Domingo, where she took Brave, and at the Basque Roads.
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-pdr carronades
Armour
- Timber
| Builder | Toulon |
|---|---|
| Laid down | November 1791 |
| Launched | 23 March 1794 |
| Commissioned | February 1795 |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pieds) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
23 March 1794
12 October 1798 · French Revolutionary Wars
As Hoche, Bompart's flagship; Wolfe Tone aboard
Battle of San Domingo
Damaged
6 February 1806 · Napoleonic Wars
Took Brave
Battle of the Basque Roads
Survived
11–24 April 1809 · Napoleonic Wars
Fate
Survived
Broken up in May 1845