Séduisant was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
 Model of Séduisant
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| History | |
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| Name | Séduisant |
| Namesake |
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| Ordered | 1 June 1782 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | August 1782 |
| Launched | 5 July 1783 |
| Commissioned | 1783 |
| Renamed |
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| Fate | Wrecked, 16 December 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Séduisant-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 1,550 tonnes |
| Length | 56.3 m (184 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
| Complement | 600 |
| Armament | 74 guns |
She was renamed Pelletier on 30 September 1793, in honour of Louis Michel le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau. Under Savary, she was one of the last ships of the line at the Glorious First of June.
On 30 May 1795 her name was changed back to Séduisant. She sank accidentally on 16 December 1796 while leaving Brest for the Expédition d'Irlande. Out of 600 crew and 610 soldiers, only 60 survived. Other sources speak of 650–680 survivors.[1] The wreck was rediscovered in 1986.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Variously spelt Peletier, Pelletier, Lepeletier or Lepelletier.
Citations
edit- ^ "Wrecksite Séduisant (+1796)". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Wrecks & shipfinds of Western & inland Europe". Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
References
edit- Demerliac, Cmdt. Alain, Nomenclature des navires français de 1774 a 1792. Editions ANCRE, Nice.
- Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.
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