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French ship Courageux (1753)
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Courageux was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1753. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1761 and taken into service as HMS Courageux. In 1778 she joined the Channel Fleet, and she was later part of the squadron commanded by Commodore Charles Fielding that controversially captured a Dutch convoy on 31 December 1779, in what became known as the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt. On 4 January 1781, Courageux recaptured Minerva in a close-range action west of Ushant that lasted more than an hour. That April, Courageux joined the convoy under George Darby which successfully relieved the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
HMS Carnatic, the first of the Carnatic-class seventy-fours, built to the exact lines of Courageux
A 1779 depiction of British-controlled Gibraltar, under siege from Franco-Spanish forces.
A 1779 depiction of British-controlled Gibraltar, under siege from Franco-Spanish forces.
Nicholas Pocock's portrayal of the attack on Ça Ira by HMS Agamemnon. In fact, the French ship was under tow at this point, and Agamemnon was firing f
Nicholas Pocock's portrayal of the attack on Ça Ira by HMS Agamemnon. In fact, the French ship was under tow at this point, and Agamemnon was firing from a distance.
French ship Ça Ira (1781)
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The Couronne was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Model of Couronne, on display at the Château de Brest.
Model of Couronne, on display at the Château de Brest.
Ça Ira (center) fighting at the Battle of Genoa on 14 March 1795
Ça Ira (center) fighting at the Battle of Genoa on 14 March 1795