French ship Protée (1772)
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Protée was an Artésien-class 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1772.[1]
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Protée |
Launched | 10 November 1772 |
Captured | 24 February 1780, by Royal Navy |
Great Britain | |
Name | Prothee |
Acquired | 24 February 1780 |
Fate | Broken up, 1815 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Artésien-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1480 tons |
Length | 164 ft 1 in (50.01 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 44 ft 7 in (13.59 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
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