French ship Union (1763)
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The Union was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from individuals.
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Name | Union |
Builder | Brest |
Laid down | 1761 |
Launched | November 1763 |
In service | May 1764 |
Out of service | 1782 |
Fate | Wrecked February 1782 |
Notes | Offered by individuals |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1090 tonnes |
Length | 50.7 metres |
Beam | 13.2 metres |
Draught | 6.3 metres |
Propulsion | Sail, full-rigged ship |
Armament | 64 guns |
Armour | Timber |
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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