French ship Bien-Aimé (1769)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
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Bien-Aimé was a 74-gun warship of the French Navy.
Watercolour portrait of Bien-Aimé, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez | |
| History | |
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| Name | Bien-Aimé |
| Ordered | 1769 or March 1770 [1] |
| Builder | Lorient [1] |
| Laid down | March 1768 [1] |
| Launched | 22 March 1769 [1] |
| In service | November 1769 [1] |
| Fate | Broken up 1785 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bien-Aimé class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 2884 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1500 port tonneaux |
| Length | 55.2 metres |
| Beam | 14.1 metres |
| Draught | 6.9 metres |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 74 guns: |
Construction
Bien-Aimé was originally built for the French East India Company, but the French Navy acquired her before she was completed.[1]
Career
In 1777, Bien-Aimé was commanded by Captain de Bougainville.[1] The next year, at the outbreak of the War of American Independence, she was part of the squadron under Admiral Lamotte-Picquet, and took part in the action of 2 May 1781.[1]
On 24 April 178, Bien-Aimé departed Brest, under François Pierre Huon de Kermadec, in the squadron of Admiral Lamotte-Picquet, along with the 110-gun Invincible, the 74-gun Actif, and the 64-gun ships Alexandre, Hardi and Lion, and the frigates Sibylle and Néréide, and cutters Chasseur and Levrette.[2]
Fate
Bien-Aimé was struck from the Navy lists in 1784, and broken up the year after.[1]
