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French ship Protecteur

Ship of the line of the French Navy

Summary

Ship of the line of the French Navy

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Protecteur mg 9407.jpg
image_caption	Scale model on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris. This model is a 64-gun, probably mislabeled.
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	France
flag	[[Image:Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg	45px	border	French Navy Ensign]]
name	Protecteur
namesake	"Protector"
builder	Toulon, by plans by Noël Pomet
laid_down	29 May 1757
launched	22 May 1760
decommissioned	1784
fate	Hulked 1784
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
hide_header	Roche, vol.1, p.364
class	74-gun ship of the line
displacement	2800 tonneaux
tons_burthen	1536 port tonneaux
length	53.3 m
beam	14.1 m
height	7.1 m
complement	410 men

Protecteur was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, the only to have borne the name.

Career

She was laid down in 1757 and launched in 1760.

In 1762, under Captain de L'Ilsle Calian, Protecteur was part of Bompart's squadron. In 1766, she escorted merchantmen under Captain de Broves.

In 1788, Under Captain Dapchon, Protecteur was appointed to Admiral d'Estaing's squadron and took part in the American Revolutionary War. She took part in the Battle of Grenada under Grasse-Limermont.

In 1782, Protecteur was part of the escort of a 20-sail convoy, along with the ship and the frigates and . The English and intercepted, yielding the Third Battle of Ushant in which they captured Pégase and four transports, but where the rest of the French convoy escaped.

From 1784, Protecteur was hulked and used as a hospital in Rochefort.

Citations

References

Roche, vol.1, p.364
"Service historique de la Défense".

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