French ship Sainte Anne (1756)

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History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameSainte Anne
Laid down1754
Launched1756 at Genoa
Completed1759
AcquiredFebruary 1760 at Lisbon
Captured25 May 1761, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameSt Anne
Acquired23 December 1761
CommissionedFebruary 1762
Decommissioned21 October 1784
In service
  • 1762–1763
  • 1775–1784
Out of service1763–1775
FateSold, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class and type64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen14075094 bm
Length
  • 165 ft 0 in (50.29 m) (gundeck)
  • 136 ft 2 in (41.50 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 1 in (13.44 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 7.5 in (6.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns, comprising:
  • Lower deck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 9-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns

Sainte Anne was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1756.[2] She was captured by the Royal Navy on 25 May 1761, and commissioned as the third rate HMS St Anne.[1]

St Anne was sold out of the Navy in 1784.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.
  2. ^ Winfield, Rif (2017). French warships in the age of sail 1626-1786 : design, construction, careers and fates. Barnsley, South Yorkshire. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-4738-9351-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References[edit]

  • 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.