&sq=&lang=&file=File:Le_Foudroyant_a_la_bataille_de_Minorque_en_1756.jpg) Foudroyant at the Battle of Minorca (1756)
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| History | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_France_(1814%E2%80%931830).svg){kind=small} France | |
| Name | Foudroyant |
| Builder | Toulon shipyard |
| Laid down | August 1748 |
| Launched | 18 December 1750 |
| Commissioned | April 1751 |
| Captured | 28 February 1758, by the Royal Navy |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:White_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_(1707%E2%80%931800).svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Foudroyant |
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| Commissioned | June 1759 |
| Fate | Broken up by 26 September 1787 |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 80-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 206157⁄94(bm) |
| Length | 180 ft 5 in (54.99 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 50 ft 3 in (15.32 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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The Foudroyant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was later captured and served in the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS Foudroyant.[1]
Following the Royal Navy tradition she is identified by the date of her introduction to the British navy (in this case post-dating the date of her construction).