French ship Hardi (1751)

History
France
Name	Hardi
Builder	Rochefort [1]
Laid down	1748 [1]
Launched	1750 [1]
In service	April 1751 [1]
Out of service	1798
General characteristics
Class and type
Tons burthen	1100 tons
Length	48.4 metres [1]
Beam	13.2 metres [1]
Draught	6.6 metres [1]
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns

Hardi was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Career[]

Built from 1748, Hardi was activated during the Seven Years' War, departing Rochefort in March 1757 with , bound for Martinique where she arrived on 13 May 1757. Incorporated into Admiral du Chaffault's squadron, she took part in the Siege of Louisbourg and in the off Ushant.^[1]

In 1778, Hardi was reactivated for the American Revolutionary War; she departed Toulon on 16 July, under , to rejoin the squadron under . On 20 June 1780, she departed Toulon to join with the squadron under Rear-Admiral de Beausset and take part in the Great Siege of Gibraltar. The next year, on 24 April 1781, she departed Brest with the squadron under La Motte-Picquet and took part in the , in which the French captured 18 British merchantmen bound for St. Eustatius, worth around 5 million pounds.^[1]

In early 1782, Hardi transferred to the Indian Ocean to reinforce Suffren's squadron in the Indian Ocean. There, she took part in the Cuddalore on 20 June 1783.^{[1] [2]}

From 1786, Hardi was hulked in Toulon and used as a prison ship.^[1]

Notes, citations, and references[]

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References[]

• Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 236. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.