French ship Sainte Anne (1756)

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Flag of France (1814-1830).svg France
NameSainte Anne
Laid down1754
Launched1756 at Genoa
Completed1759
AcquiredFebruary 1760 at Lisbon
Captured25 May 1761, by Royal Navy
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great 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 burthen140750⁄94 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 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. 1 2 3 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.

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