French ship Orient (1756)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Orient.
Orient being reduced to a 74-gun
History
France
Name: Orient
Acquired: May 1759
Status: Wrecked, February 1782
General characteristics
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 74-80 guns

Orient was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Originally built for the French East India Company, she was purchased for the French Navy in May 1759.[1] In November of that year, she took part in the Battle of Quiberon Bay.

In 1778, she was reduced to a 74-gun second rate (vaisseau du 2e rang).

She was wrecked near Trincomalee in the East Indies in February 1782.

References

  1. ↑ Dans Vaisseaux de ligne français de 1682 à 1780 2 du deuxième rang, Ronald Deschênes donne 1750 comme année de construction.
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