| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Amphion |
| Namesake | "Amphion" |
| Ordered | 19 January 1748[1] |
| Builder | Brest[1] |
| Laid down | 1748[1] |
| Launched | 28 July 1749[1] |
| Decommissioned | September 1787[1] |
| In service | 1750[1] |
| Fate | Broken up 1787 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 900 tonnes |
| Length | 47.1 metres |
| Beam | 13.0 metres |
| Draught | 6.3 metres |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 50 to 54 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
Amphion was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Career
[edit]Amphion took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Keredern de Trobriand. [1] Seriously damaged, Amphion returned to Brest while the fight was still raging, carrying the first news of the battle.[2] In consequence, Trobriand was replaced at the command of Amphion.[3]
She took part in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779,[4][5] where her captain, Ferron du Quengo, was killed.[6] The same month, she ran aground at Cap-Haïtien at Saint-Domingue.[1]
Amphion took part in the action of 20 March 1780, along with Annibal, Diadème and Réfléchi.[1][7]
Fate
[edit]Amphion was broken up in Rochefort in 1787.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Roche (2005), p. 40.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 134.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 11.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 39.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 629.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 41.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 68-69.
References
[edit]- Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 325–6. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.