French ship Amphion (1749)

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NameAmphion
Namesake"Amphion"
Ordered19 January 1748 [1]
BuilderBrest [1]
Laid down1748 [1]
Launched28 July 1749 [1]
DecommissionedSeptember 1787 [1]
In service1750 [1]
FateBroken up 1787
General characteristics
Displacement1740 tonneaux
Tons burthen900 port tonneaux
Length47.1 metres
Beam13.0 metres
Draught6.3 metres
PropulsionSail
Armament50 to 54 guns
ArmourTimber

Amphion was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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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]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Roche (2005), p. 40.
  2. Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 134.
  3. Troude (1867), p. 11.
  4. Troude (1867), p. 39.
  5. Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 629.
  6. Troude (1867), p. 41.
  7. Troude (1867), p. 68-69.

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