HMS Belliqueux (1758)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Belliqueux.

Belliqueux was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1756.

History
France
Name	Belliqueux
Namesake	Belliqueux is french for Belligerent or Warlike
Launched	August 1756
Captured	2 November 1758, by Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name	HMS Belliqueux
Acquired	2 November 1758
Fate	Broken up, September 1772
General characteristics
Class and type	64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	137180⁄94 (bm)
Length	157 ft 10+1⁄2 in (48.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 10+1⁄2 in (13.7 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 10 in (6.05 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns of various weights of shot

She was captured on 2 November 1758 by HMS Antelope in the Irish Sea. She was found by Antelope anchored off Ilfracombe, Antelope opened fire but the French ship surrendered without having fired a shot in return. The crew of 500 was captured.She was taken into the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Belliqueux.

Belliqueux at Roseau, Dominica on 6 June 1761

The captains were:

• from November 1758: captain Thomas Saumarez, in the West Indies (quit due to ill health)
• from late 1761: captain Richard Edwards, in the Mediterranean.

Belliqueux was broken up in September 1772.

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

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.
• Michael Phillips (2007). Belliqueux (64) (1758). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 2009-06-15.