For other ships of the same name, see French ship Amphion.
| French ship Amphion (1749) | |
|---|---|
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Amphion |
| Namesake: | "Amphion" |
| Ordered: | 19 January 1748[1] |
| Builder: | Brest[1] |
| Laid down: | 1748[1] |
| Launched: | 28 July 1749[1] |
| Decommissioned: | September 1787[1] |
| In service: | 1750[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 900 tonnes |
| Length: | 47.1 metres |
| Beam: | 13.0 metres |
| Draught: | 6.3 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 50 to 54 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
Amphion was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Career[]
Amphion took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Keredern de Trobriand. [1] Seriously damaged, Amphion returned to Brest while the fight was still raging, carrying the first news of the battle.[2] In consequence, Trobriand was replaced at the command of Amphion.[3]
She took part in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779,[4][5] where her captain, Ferron du Quengo, was killed.[6] The same month, she ran aground at Cap-Haïtien at Saint-Domingue.[1]
Amphion took part in the Action of 20 March 1780, along with Annibal, Diadème and Réfléchi.[1][7]
Fate[]
Amphion was broken up in Rochefort in 1787.[1]
Notes, citations, and references[]
Notes
Citations
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Roche (2005), p. 40.
- ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 134.
- ↑ Troude (1867), p. 11.
- ↑ Troude (1867), p. 39.
- ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 629.
- ↑ Troude (1867), p. 41.
- ↑ Troude (1867), p. 68-69.
Bibliography
- Demerliac, Alain (2004) (in fr). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792. Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k118128n.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 325–6. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867) (in fr). Batailles navales de la France. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6541320m.
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