French ship Languedoc (1766)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Languedoc and French ship Victoire.
The Languedoc was a 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy and flagship of Admiral d'Estaing. She was offered to King Louis XV by the Languedoc, as part of the Don des vaisseaux, a national effort to rebuild the navy after the Seven Years' War. She was designed by the naval architect Joseph Coulomb, and funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Languedoc.
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The Languedoc, dismasted by the storm the night of the 12th, attacked by HMS Renown the afternoon of 13 August 1778 | |
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France | |
Namesake | Languedoc |
Builder | Arsenal of Toulon |
Laid down | 1764 |
Launched | 15 May 1766 |
In service | 17 January 1778 |
Renamed |
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Fate | Broken up 1799 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Saint-Esprit class ship of the line |
Displacement | 1754 tonnes |
Length | 59.8 m (196 ft) |
Beam | 14.9 m (49 ft) |
Draught | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Complement | 670 |
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