French ship Royal Louis (1780)
The Royal Louis was a 106-gun ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. She was renamed Républicain in 1792. Under this name, she took part in the Third Battle of Ushant, being the last ship of the French rear. She was attacked, totally dismasted, and struck her colours; however, the British failed to capture her, and she returned to Rochefort. On 24 December 1794, she took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver. As the fleet exited Brest harbour, she ran aground with the loss of 10 men. Her crew abandoned ship, and the wreck was destroyed in a tempest a few days later.
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French ship Royal Louis (1780)
The Royal Louis was a 106-gun ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. She was renamed Républicain in 1792. Under this name, she took part in the Third Battle of Ushant, being the last ship of the French rear. She was attacked, totally dismasted, and struck her colours; however, the British failed to capture her, and she returned to Rochefort. On 24 December 1794, she took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver. As the fleet exited Brest harbour, she ran aground with the loss of 10 men. Her crew abandoned ship, and the wreck was destroyed in a tempest a few days later.
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The Royal Louis was a 106-gun ...... in a tempest a few days later.
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1780-03-20
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wrecked, 24 December 1794
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*106 guns
*4 more 8-pounders were added in 1784
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The Royal Louis was a 106-gun ...... in a tempest a few days later.
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French ship Royal Louis (1780)
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