| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Destin |
| Namesake | Destiny |
| Ordered | 7 February 1770 [1] |
| Builder | Toulon [1] |
| Laid down | April 1770 [1] |
| Launched | 21 October 1777 [1] |
| In service | 28 May 1778 [1] |
| Fate | Scuttled at the end of the Siege of Toulon, wreck raised and broken up in 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | César class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 54.6 metres |
| Beam | 14.1 metres |
| Draught | 6.7 metres |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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Destin was a 74-gun ship of the French Navy.
In 1778, Destin cruised in the Eastern Mediterranean. In 1780, she was appointed to the squadrons bound for America. She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781, and in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. [1] [2] [3]
In August 1782, Flotte was given command of Destin, succeeding Goimpy. [4] He sailed to Cadiz to reinforce the fleet under Córdova. [5]
In 1783, she was laid up in ordinary at Toulon. During the Siege of Toulon, she was seized by the Royalist insurgents and surrendered to the British, who scuttled her when they had to evacuate the city in December 1793. [1]
The sunken Destin was raised in 1807, and the wreck was broken up. [1]
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