Mont-Blanc
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 guns |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| 1791–1793 | Pyrrhus | |
| 1793–1794 | Mont-Blanc | |
| 1794–1795 | Trente-et-un-Mai | |
| 1795–1796 | Républicain | |
| 1796–1805 | Mont-Blanc | |
| from 1805 | Mont Blanc Captured at Cape Ortegal |
74-gun ship, at Calder's action. Escaped from Trafalgar with Dumanoir and was taken at Cape Ortegal.
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 | Rochefort |
|---|---|
| Laid down | July 1789 |
| Launched | 13 August 1791 |
| 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 as Pyrrhus
13 August 1791
Renamed Mont-Blanc
January 1793
Renamed Trente-et-un-Mai
April 1794
28 May – 1 June 1794 · French Revolutionary Wars
Joined on 31 May; badly cut up aloft
Renamed Républicain
April 1795
Renamed Mont-Blanc
February 1796
22 July 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Trafalgar
Escaped
21 October 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
With Dumanoir
Battle of Cape Ortegal
Captured
4 November 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Renamed HMS Mont Blanc
1805 · Captured at Cape Ortegal
Fate
Captured
Gunpowder hulk from 1811
Sold in 1819