French ship Modeste (1759)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Modeste |
| Launched: | 1759 |
| Captured: | 18 August 1759, by Royal Navy |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Modeste |
| Acquired: | 18 August 1759 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1800 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1357 tons (1378.8 tonnes) |
| Length: | 158 ft 6 in (48.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 5½ in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 8 in (6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Modeste and HMS Modeste.
Modeste was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1759.
She was captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Lagos on 18 August 1759, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Modeste.
Modeste was placed on harbour service in 1778, and was broken up in 1800.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.
[edit] 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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