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* {{cite book |last1=Contenson |first1=Ludovic |authorlink1=Ludovic de Contenson|title=La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783) |date=1934 |publisher=éditions Auguste Picard |location=Paris|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65709399/f319.item.r|oclc=7842336}} |
* {{cite book |last1=Contenson |first1=Ludovic |authorlink1=Ludovic de Contenson|title=La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783) |date=1934 |publisher=éditions Auguste Picard |location=Paris|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65709399/f319.item.r|oclc=7842336}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Lacour-Gayet |first=Georges|authorlink=Georges Lacour-Gayet|title=La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI |date=1905 |publisher=Honoré Champion |location=Paris |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k118128n |oclc=763372623 }} |
* {{cite book |last=Lacour-Gayet |first=Georges|authorlink=Georges Lacour-Gayet|title=La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI |date=1905 |publisher=Honoré Champion |location=Paris |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k118128n |oclc=763372623 }} |
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* {{cite book|last=Taillemite|first=Étienne|authorlink=Étienne Taillemite|year=1982 |title=Dictionnaire des Marins français |publisher=Éditions maritimes et d'Outre-Mer |location=Paris| isbn=9782707000316 }} |
* {{cite book|last=Taillemite|first=Étienne|authorlink=Étienne Taillemite|year=1982 |title=Dictionnaire des Marins français |publisher=Éditions maritimes et d'Outre-Mer |location=Paris| isbn=9782707000316 }} |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/chan/chan/series/pdf/Marine-B4.pdf|author=Archives nationales|accessdate=29 April 2020|title=Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785|year=2011}} |
* {{cite web |url=http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/chan/chan/series/pdf/Marine-B4.pdf|author=Archives nationales|accessdate=29 April 2020|title=Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785|year=2011}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 23 July 2023
| History | |
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   France | |
| Name | Zodiaque |
| Namesake | Zodiac |
| Builder | Brest [1] |
| Laid down | October 1755 [1] |
| Launched | 18 November 1756 [1] |
| In service | February 1757[1] |
| Fate | Sold in 1784 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Diadème-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 54.6 metres |
| Beam | 14.1 metres |
| Draught | 6.8 metres |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Zodiaque was a 74-gun Diadème-class ship of the line of the French Navy.
Career
[edit]Seven Years' War
[edit]In 1757, Zodiaque was under d'Aché.[3][4] on 5 June, she helped capture a British corvette.[1]
She took part in the Battle of Pondicherry on 10 September 1759.[5] In 1760, she was under La Tullaye at Isle de France.[6]
Interwar
[edit]In 1776, Zodiaque was under Du Chaffault,[7] as flagship of his division in the Escadre d'évolution that year.[8]
War of American Independence
[edit]In 1778, Zodiaque was in the First Division of the White squadron in the fleet under Orvilliers.[9][10] She took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under La Porte Vézins,[11][12] with Cicé-Champion as first officer.[9] The year after, she was attached to the Armada of 1779.[13]
In 1780, Zodiaque was under Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux.[14] On 6 June, she and Néréide captured the 10-gun British privateer cutter Prince of Wales.[1]
In 1781, Zodiaque was at Brest under Retz.[15]
In 1782, Zodiaque was first under Senneville,[16] and later under Langan-Boisfévrier, who captained her at the Battle of Cape Spartel on 20 October 1782.[17][16]
Fate
[edit]Zodiaque was sold in 1784.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Roche (2005), p. 478.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 149.
- ^ Taillemite (1982), p. 239.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 131.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 151.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 158.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 202.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 80-81.
- ^ a b Contenson (1934), p. 159.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 617.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 7.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 277.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 32.
- ^ Contenson (1934), p. 253.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 296.
- ^ a b Archives nationales (2011), p. 320.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 133.
References
[edit]- Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Taillemite, Étienne (1982). Dictionnaire des Marins français. Paris: Éditions maritimes et d'Outre-Mer. ISBN 9782707000316.
External links
[edit]- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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