French ship Brillant (1774)

Model of a 64-gun ship from the 1770s of the same type as the Brillant
History
France
Name: Brillant
Builder: Brest[1]
Laid down: November 1772[1]
Launched: September 1774[1]
Commissioned: December 1774[1]
Out of service: June 1786[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Solitaire class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1521 tons (1545.4 tonnes)
Length: 51 metres [1]
Beam: 13.2 metres [1]
Draught: 6.4 metres [1]
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

Brillant was a 64-gun Solitaire-class ship of the line of the French Navy.

Career

Brillant served in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean, taking part in the Battle of Cuddalore. She was the main unit of the French force that drove away Commodore Vernon's squadron at the Siege of Pondicherry on 10 August 1779, and distinguished herself at the Battle of Sadras. She was present at the battles of Negapatam and Trincomalee. [1]

After returning to France, she was hulked in Cherbourg from 1787. She was struck in 1795, and broken up in 1797. [1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Roche, vol.1, p.86
    2. ↑ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.

    References

    • Guérin, Léon (1857). Histoire maritime de France (in French). 5. Dufour et Mulat.
    • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 48. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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