Actif was Citoyen class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Actif |
| Namesake | "Active" |
| Ordered | 5 March 1743 |
| Builder | Brest[1] |
| Laid down | April 1767[1] |
| Launched | 5 October 1767[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1783[1] |
| In service | April 1768[1] |
| Fate | Sold 1784 for breaking up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Citoyen class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 55.1 metres |
| Beam | 14.1 metres |
| Draught | 6.8 metres |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Career edit
Actif was built partly with timber recycled from Actif, a 64-gun ship.[1]
She took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Estienne d'Orves.[1][2] The year after, she was in the Channel as part of Orvilliers's squadron, but she suffered an epidemic that disabled 222 of her crew, and was forced to return to Brest.[1]
In 1780, she was under La Cardonnie, and cruised off Cadiz and Saint-Vincent. She captured the British Hercule, Wright, master, off Saint-Vincent.[3]
On 14 and 15 April 1781, as she was cruising under Brun de Boades, Actif fought an action against the 64-gun HMS Nonsuch.[1]
In February 1782, she cruised off England under Allart de Suville.[1]
Fate edit
Actif was sold in 1784 for breaking up.[4]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Roche (2005), p. 19-20.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 7.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 277.
- ^ Winfield & Roberts (2017), p. 106.
References edit
- Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 325–6. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.
- Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2017). French warships in the age of sail, 1626-1786: design, construction, careers and fates. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473893511.
External links edit
- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- Rouxel, Jean-Christophe (2020). "Jacques de BOUTIER de La CARDONNIE". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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