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HMXMS Zodiaque (1756)

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Zodiaque, 74 Guns

Details

Nationality	French
Laid Down	1755-Oct
Launched	1756-Nov-19	W003
Rate	Third Rate
Shipyard	Brest
Constructor	Jacques-Luc Coulomb
In Service	1757-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
1757	1760	Amiral	Comte d'Ache	B057

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1757	1760	Jacques-Antoine de Gotho	B057

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

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
29 April 1758	Battle of Cuddalore	B057
3 August 1758	Battle of Negapatam	B057
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

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

Sources

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

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