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| Product code: | 80889 |
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| Number: | G1000808890 |
| Country: | Ranska |
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This ship was built during the reign of Louis XV. It was built in
Rochefort in 1756 according to the plans of Clairin-Deslaupiers. Listed
among the 74-gun vessels, it has the particularity of having a
copper-lined hull. This practice of lining became widespread much later,
from 1770 onwards. It allowed the hull, and in particular the hull
itself, not to be attacked by worms and other parasites. The GLORIEUX is
equipped with 74 guns distributed as follows: 28 guns of 36 pounds on
the deck of the 1st battery, 30 guns of 18 pounds on the deck of the 2nd
battery and 16 guns of 8 pounds on the forecastle. Like all 74-gun
vessels, the GLORIEUX did not have a mantelet on the second battery.
Like all ships built at the beginning of the 18th century, the GLORIEUX
had a castle topped with a rounded top. In 1779, she was one of the
ships that made up the Comte d‘Estaing‘s Wing, also known as the Wing of
America. It was part of the Blue Squadron, whose flagship was the
Admiral‘s ship „La COURONNE“.
