French ship Union (1763)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Union |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | 1761 |
| Launched | November 1763 |
| In service | May 1764 |
| Out of service | 1782 |
| Fate | Wrecked February 1782 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,090 tonnes |
| Length | 50.7 m (166 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail, full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 64 guns |
Union was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from individuals.
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.
References
- Ships of the line
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 365. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.