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This ship-rigged (3rd rate) was built in 1794 in Toulon.
Historical Notes
On October 12, 1798 this vessel was captured from the French by a squadron at he Battle of Tory Island off northwestern Ireland. This vessel was commanded by Captain Pultenay Malcolm in the blockade of Cadiz in 1805 under Lord Nelson. This vessel was sent to Gibraltar a few days before the Battle of Trafalgar. In May 1845 this vessel was broken up at Portsmouth UK.
Owners & Masters
In 1794 she was in the French Navy.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on October 12, 1798.
In 1798-1845 she was a warship of the Royal Navy.
Armament
74 guns
Named Features
Donegal Head (BC)
References
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
