3decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History

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HMXMS Minotaure (1757)

Page history last edited by PBworks 16 years, 3 months ago

Minotaure, 74 Guns

Details

Nationality	French
Laid Down	1756
Launched	1757-Apr	W003
Rate	Third Rate
Shipyard	Brest
Constructor	Jacques-Luc Coulomb
In Service	1758-Feb	W003
Out Service	1783	W003
Fate

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
168' 0"		43' 6"	20' 6"	1,500

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1757	759	74	28 x 36	30 x 18	10 x 8	6 x 8		W003

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From

Date to

Name

Source

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source
	1759-Sep-10	Lieutenant des vaisseaux	Anne Marie Charles de la Bourdonnaye	001

Service record

February 1758	Commissioned
1784	Out of Service

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

Sources

W003	La bible des navires 1700-1850 (In French)	Didier Baltes
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

Comments (1)

Lt. Anne Marie Charles de la Bourdonnaye is also listed serving on Zodiacque and killed at Pondicherry on 10 SEP 1759

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