French ship Sainte Anne (1756)

History
France
Name	Sainte Anne
Laid down	1754
Launched	1756 at Genoa
Completed	1759
Acquired	February 1760 at Lisbon
Captured	25 May 1761, by Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name	St Anne
Acquired	23 December 1761
Commissioned	February 1762
Decommissioned	21 October 1784
In service	1762–1763 1775–1784
Out of service	1763–1775
Fate	Sold, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	140750⁄94 bm
Length	165 ft 0 in (50.29 m) (gundeck) 136 ft 2 in (41.50 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 1 in (13.44 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 7.5 in (6.0 m)
Sail plan	Full-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

1. 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.

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.