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Sea-flower (4)
1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant
Sloop
Added
Charles Bains
British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
Added
John Scott
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
Update
La Vengeance (20)
1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
Update
Zephyr (8)
1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
Update
Woodcot (Unknown)
1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
Update
Raymond (Unknown)
1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
Update
Cassandra (26)
1720-1723
Pirate 26 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
Update
Cassandra (26)
1719-1720
British 26 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
Added
Richard Lazenby
British
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1719-1723
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Devastation (6)
1841-1866
British 6 Gun
Unrated
Steam Sloop
(1841)
Zephyr (8)
1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1790)
Pembroke (60)
1733-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
(1733)
Mercury (20)
1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
(1745)
Seahorse (24)
1748-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
(1748)
Charles Powlett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1749
Namur (74)
1746-1749
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1746)
Namur (74)
1746-1749
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1746)
Shark (8)
1732-1755
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1732)
Zephyr (8)
1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1790)
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:
Naval Dockyard
Location(s)
:
Brest -
Brittany
Nationality
:
République Française
Events at Brest Dockyard
1665
Launched
Le Duc (42)
1665-1677
French 42 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Comte"
NNF-1661
1666/04
Launched
Le Prince (64)
1666-1679
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Sans Pareil"
NNF-1661
1668/12
Launched
Le Royal Duc (104)
1668-1688
French 104 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Reine"
NNF-1661
1669/02/18
Launched
La Couronne (82)
1669-1712
French 82 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1669/10/25
Launched
Le François (62)
1669-1677
French 62 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Glorieux"
FWAS1626
1669/12/13
Launched
Le Soleil Royal (110)
1669-1692
French 110 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1670/09/19
Launched
Le Terrible (68)
1670-1678
French 68 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1670/09/19
Launched
Le Tonnant (68)
1670-1678
French 68 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1673/03
Launched
Le Marquis (42)
1673-1677
French 42 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1675/06/20
Launched
Le Constant (74)
1675-1692
French 74 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
1678 Renamed "Triomphant"
FWAS1626
1676/06/28
Launched
Le Courtisan (74)
1676-1708
French 74 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
1678 Renamed "Belliqueux"
FWAS1626
1678
Launched
Le Souverain (80)
1678-1706
French 80 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1679/02
Launched
Le Glorieux (60)
1679-1719
French 60 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1680
Launched
Le Terrible (72)
1680-1692
French 72 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1681/08
Launched
Le Tonnant (70)
1681-1692
French 70 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1682
Launched
Le Fier (70)
1682-1692
French 70 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1684/10/23
Launched
Le Furieux (60)
1684-1721
French 60 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1690/05/24
Launched
Le Monarque (90)
1690-1717
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1691/03/05
Launched
Le Foudroyant (90)
1691-1692
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1691/11/19
Launched
Le Merveilleux (90)
1691-1692
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1691/12/04
Launched
Le Formidable (90)
1691-1713
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1692/11/22
Launched
Le Merveilleux (100)
1692-1713
French 100 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
W033
1693/02/21
Launched
Le Terrible (100)
1693-1714
French 100 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1693/11/14
Launched
Le Foudroyant (104)
1693-1713
French 104 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1705/02/23
Launched
L'Achille (
64/54
)
1705-1744
French
64/54
Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1706/06
Launched
Le Lys (72)
1706-1747
French 72 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1706/10/06
Launched
Le Magnanime (
72/64
)
1706-1712
French
72/64
Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1661
1722/11
Launched
L'Elisabeth (
64/56
)
1722-1756
French
64/56
Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1724/04
Launched
Le Foudroyant (110)
1724-1743
French 110 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1741/01
Launched
Le Saint Michel (64)
1741-1787
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1744/05/11
Launched
Le Vigilant (64)
1744-1745
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1744/08/14
Launched
Le Chameau (36)
1744-1747
French 36 Gun
5th Rate
Storeship (Flûte)
NNF-1715
1746/09/10
Launched
Le Lys (64)
1746-1755
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1747/03
Launched
Le Fougueux (64)
1747-1747
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
W033
1747/09/16
Launched
Le Dragon (64)
1747-1762
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1749/06/30
Launched
Le Soleil Royal (80)
1749-1759
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
FWAS1626
1749/07/28
Launched
L'Amphion (50)
1749-1787
French 50 Gun
4th Rate
Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)
NNF-1715
1751/06
Launched
Le Formidable (80)
1751-1759
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
W033
1759/05
Launched
Le Royal Louis (116)
1759-1773
French 116 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1765/03/07
Launched
L'Artesien (64)
1765-1786
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1765/10/12
Launched
Le Saint Esprit (80)
1765-1795
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1794 Renamed "Scipion"
NNF-1715
1766/05/24
Launched
Le Bretagne (100)
1766-1796
French 100 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
1793 Renamed "Révolutionnaire"
NNF-1715
1768/05
Launched
La Couronne (80)
1768-1795
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Ça Ira"
NNF-1715
1768/10/23
Launched
Le Zéphyr (32)
1768-1779
French 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
NNF-1715
1771/02/14
Launched
Le Roland (64)
1771-1779
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1771/02/14
Launched
L'Alexandre (64)
1771-1779
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1772/11/10
Launched
Le Protée (64)
1772-1780
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1772/12/10
Launched
L'Eveillé (64)
1772-1786
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1774/09
Launched
Le Brillant (64)
1774-1797
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
NNF-1715
1778/09/18
Launched
L'Auguste (84)
1778-1795
French 84 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1793 Renamed "Jacobin"
1794 Renamed "Neuf Thermidor"
NNF-1774
1784/09/17
Launched
Les Deux Frères (80)
1784-1794
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Juste"
BWAS-1793
1790/12/20
Launched
L'Indomptable (84)
1790-1805
French 84 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
E-WIKI
1793/06/08
Launched
Le Sans Pareil (84)
1793-1794
French 84 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
E-WIKI
1794/07
Launched
La Bergère (18)
1794-1806
French 18 Gun
Unrated
Sloop (Corvettes de Charge)
FWAS1786
1794/07/10
Launched
La Virginie (44)
1794-1796
French 44 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate (Frégate)
FWAS1786
1799/07/08
Launched
L'Indivisible (84)
1799-1806
French 84 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1803 Renamed "Alexandre"
E-WIKI
1808/11/05
Launched
La Mouche N° 13 (Unknown)
1808-1809
French Unknown Gun
Unrated
Unknown
ref:673
1821/01/09
Launched
La Jeanne d'Arc (58)
1821-1833
French 58 Gun
4th Rate
Frigate
ref:1122
1821/07/01
Launched
L'Amazone (58)
1821-1841
French 58 Gun
4th Rate
Frigate
ref:1122
1828/03/20
Launched
La Terpsichore (60)
1828-1839
French 60 Gun
4th Rate
Frigate
FWAS1786
1847/08/15
Launched
Le Tage (100)
1847-1896
French 100 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
FNIII
1848/07/31
Launched
Le Breslaw (90)
1848-1856
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
FNIII
1854/04/25
Launched
Le Saint Louis (90)
1854-1857
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
E-WIKI
1854/07/13
Launched
La Persévérante (60)
1854-1867
French 60 Gun
4th Rate
Frigate
ref:1122
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1793
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
Rif Winfield
,
Book
E-WIKI
Wikipedia
Various
,
Web Site
FNIII
La Flotte de Napoleon III
Alain Clouet
,
Web Site
FWAS1626
French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786
Stephen S. Roberts
,
Rif Winfield
,
Book
FWAS1786
French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861
Stephen S. Roberts
,
Rif Winfield
,
Book
NNF-1661
Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1661 à 1715
Alain Demerliac
,
Book
NNF-1715
Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774
Alain Demerliac
,
Book
NNF-1774
Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792
Alain Demerliac
,
Book
W033
Vaisseaux de Ligne Francais de 1682 a 1767
Ronald Deschenes
,
Web Site
ref:1122
Shipscribe
Stephen S. Roberts
,
Web Site
ref:673
Parcours d'officiers dans la Royale
Web Site
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