French ship St Ann (1755)

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History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameSt Ann
Launched1759 at Genoa
AcquiredFebruary 1760 at Lisbon
Captured25 May 1761, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameSt Ann
Acquired23 December 1761
CommissionedFebruary 1762
Decommissioned21 October 1784
In service
  • 1762–1763
  • 1775–1784
Out of service1763–1775
FateSold, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class and type64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen140750⁄94 bm
Length
  • 165 ft 0 in (50.29 m) (gundeck)
  • 136 ft 2 in (41.50 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 1 in (13.44 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 7.5 in (6.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns, comprising:
  • Lower deck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 9-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns

St Ann was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1755.[1] She was captured by the Royal Navy on 25 May 1761, and commissioned as the third rate HMS St Ann.[1]

St Ann was sold out of the Navy in 1784.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.

References[]

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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