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Éole

Éole

Survived

French Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns74
WarFrench Revolutionary Wars

74-gun ship, launched at Lorient. Her captain, Keranguen, was killed on the Glorious First of June. Broken up in 1816.

1/33rd-scale model of the 74-gun Achille Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

74 guns

  • Lower gun deck: 28 × 36 pdr guns
  • Upper gun deck: 30 × 18 pdr guns
  • Forecastle and Quarterdeck: 16 × 8 pdr guns
BuilderLorient
Laid down1 June 1787
Launched15 November 1789
CommissionedAugust 1790
Displacement3,069 tonneaux
Length55.87 m (183 ft 4 in)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

15 November 1789

28 May – 1 June 1794

Captain Keranguen killed

Fate

Survived

Broken up in Baltimore in 1816