French ship Union (1763)

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NameUnion
BuilderBrest
Laid down1761
LaunchedNovember 1763
In serviceMay 1764
Out of service1782
FateWrecked February 1782
General characteristics
Displacement1,090 tonnes
Length50.7 m (166 ft 4 in)
Beam13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
Draught6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
PropulsionSail, full-rigged ship
Armament64 guns

Union was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from individuals.

The construction of Union, initially ordered in 1755, dragged on until 1763. In 1767, she cruised off Morocco under Captain Pierre-Claude Haudeneau de Breugnon.

In 1778, she was converted into a hospital ship and was appointed to a squadron under Admiral d'Orvilliers. She was eventually wrecked in February 1782.

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