French ship Neptune (1778)
The Neptune was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Under Captain de Latouche, she captured a 30-gun British privateer named Hercules on 28 October 1778. In 1782, she was part of de Grasse's squadron. The fought against the HMS Repulse and HMS Canada, taking part in the Battle of the Saintes. Decommissioned, she was reactivated to take part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 and in the Croisière du Grand Hiver. She ran aground and was destroyed on 28 December 1794, with the loss of 50.
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French ship Neptune (1778)
The Neptune was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Under Captain de Latouche, she captured a 30-gun British privateer named Hercules on 28 October 1778. In 1782, she was part of de Grasse's squadron. The fought against the HMS Repulse and HMS Canada, taking part in the Battle of the Saintes. Decommissioned, she was reactivated to take part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 and in the Croisière du Grand Hiver. She ran aground and was destroyed on 28 December 1794, with the loss of 50.
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