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HMXMS Zodiaque (1756)

Page history last edited by PBworks 16 years, 1 month ago

Zodiaque, 74 Guns

 

Details

NationalityFrench
Laid Down1755-Oct
Launched1756-Nov-19W003
RateThird Rate
ShipyardBrest
ConstructorJacques-Luc Coulomb
In Service1757-FebW003
Out Service1783W003
Fate

 

Dimensions

Gun DeckKeelBeamDraughtBurthenSource
168' 0"43' 6"20' 6"1,500

 

Armament

DateCrewGunsLower GundeckUpper GundeckQuarterdeckForecastleB/S WeightSource
17577597428 x 3630 x 1810 x 86 x 8W003

 

Flag Officers

Date FromDate toRank/PositionNameSource
17571760AmiralComte d'AcheB057

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toNameSource
17571760Jacques-Antoine de GothoB057

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource
1759-Sep-10Lieutenant des vaisseauxAnne Marie Charles de la Bourdonnaye001

 

Service record

February 1757Commissioned
May 1758Arrived off Fort St David which was being beseiged by Count de Lally, the fort surrendered in April
1782-NovComdemned at toulon and put up for sale
1784Sold

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
29 April 1758Battle of CuddaloreB057
3 August 1758Battle of NegapatamB057
10 September 1759Battle of PondicherryB057

 

Notes

Lieutenant des vaisseaux Anne Marie Charles de la Bourdonnaye was killed at Pondicherry (001).

 

Sources

001French Wikipedia
W003La bible des navires 1700-1850 (In French)Didier Baltes
B057British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792Rif Winfield

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