French ship Bordelois

Watercolour portrait of sister-ship Flamand, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameBordelois[notes 1]
NamesakeCity of Bordeaux
BuilderBordeaux[1]
Laid downJanuary 1762[1]
Launched26 April 1763[1]
In serviceJuly 1763[1]
Out of service19 June 1779[1]
RenamedÉtats d'Artois in 1779
Capturedby HMS Romney on 1 July 1780
Notes
Great Britain
NameHMS Artois
Acquiredcaptured by HMS Romney on 1 July 1780
FateSold February 1786
General characteristics
Displacement1,100 tonnes[1]
Length50.7 m (166 ft 4 in)[1]
Beam13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)[1]
Draught6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)[1]
PropulsionSail, full-rigged ship
Armament

Bordelois was a 56-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the city of Bordeaux, and built by engineer Léon Guignace on a design by Antoine Groignard.[1] Complete too late to serve in the Seven Years' War, she was razéed into a frigate and used as an East Indiaman. She was rebuilt into a frigate to serve in the War of American Independence. Captured by HMS Romney, she was brought into British service as HMS Artois.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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. 79. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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