French frigate Maréchal de Belleisle (1757)

Maréchal de Belleisle was a 46-gun fourth-rate frigate of the French Navy built in 1757. Captained by François Thurot she was captured in 1760.

History
France
NameMaréchal de Belleisle
NamesakeCharles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle
OperatorKingdom of France
BuilderSt Malo
Launched1757
FateCaptured in 1760
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Tons burthen600
PropulsionSail
Complement150
Armament
  • 46-gun:
  • 30 × 12-pounders,
  • 4 × 18-pounders,
  • 12 × 6-pounders.
Maréchal de Belle-Isle (far left) at the Battle of Bishops Court in 1760
Monument at Mount Aeolus, Bishopscourt Glen, Isle of Man in 1978, the guns were stolen in 1987, and have not been recovered

A memorial to the battle, called Mount Æolus, consisting of two cannons and the bowsprit of Maréchal de Belleisle, which washed ashore on the Manx coast near Bishopscourt, was built in the grounds of Bishopscourt, Isle of Man. The wooden bowsprit was later replaced by an inscribed stone pillar.[1]

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References

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  • "French fourth rate frigate 'Maréchal de Belleisle' (1757)". threedecks.org. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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