Knowledge

French ship Orient (1756)

Source 📝

51: 31: 290:
By April 1781, Estienne d'Orves's health had deteriorated to the point where First Officer Bolle was in effective command. After Estienne d'Orves died on 9 February 1782, Suffren put Captain
231:, from April 1756 to August 1759. The French Royal Navy purchased her in May 1759. Originally intended as a 80-gun, she was reduced to a 74-gun in early 1766. 324:
touched a rock at Pointe-Sale and stopped. She fired a gun to ask for help, and the rest of Suffren's squadron anchored nearby to provide assistance, but as
680: 243: 345: 291: 652: 328:
refloated, she ran into another rock nearby and became a total loss. Part of her rigging was used as spare parts to repair
313: 633: 257: 268: 256:
underwent a refit in Brest in 1766, and again from 1777 to April 1778. The same year, with the outbreak of the
329: 335: 298: 272: 224: 30: 526: 261: 514: 247: 458: 302: 8: 685: 179: 173: 614: 185: 20: 658: 648: 629: 239: 228: 209: 50: 522: 301:
on 6 July 1782, although she did not take part in the action, and took part in the
201: 145: 645:
Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours
317: 340:. The responsible officer, Ensign Christy de La Pallière, who was the son of 674: 662: 309: 205: 626:
La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792
487: 276: 308:
In the wake of the Battle of Trincomalee, she was wrecked near
280: 55: 440: 438: 436: 434: 432: 430: 428: 316:
insisted to sail on his tack rather to effect a turn as the
312:
in Sri Lanka on 8 September 1782, around 0400, when Ensign
425: 287:
of Bristol, Marshall, master, and brought her to Lorient.
271:, she sailed from Brest to reinforce the French colony of 459:"La construction du vaisseau de 100 canons 'La Bretagne'" 415: 413: 411: 409: 279:) arriving in September 1779, her crew suffering from 557: 555: 407: 405: 403: 401: 399: 397: 395: 393: 391: 389: 591: 579: 567: 364:
Ronald Deschênes gives 1750 as year of construction.
552: 386: 540: 495: 672: 619:. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447. 283:. In 1779, she captured the British privateer 234:On 14 November 1759, under Captain Guébriant, 647:. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 489:Vaisseaux de ligne français de 1682 à 1780 463:Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest 623: 444: 305:between 25 August and 3 September 1782. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 673: 642: 612: 597: 585: 573: 561: 546: 501: 456: 419: 48: 681:Ships of the line of the French Navy 346:Jean Baptiste Christy de La Pallière 16:Ship of the line of the French Navy 13: 246:. She took part in the subsequent 238:was part of a 20-ship fleet under 14: 697: 521:. No. 1020. 1 January 1779. 491:« 2. du deuxième rang » 348:, was dismissed from the Navy. 314:Jean Anne Christy de La Pallière 49: 29: 367: 507: 481: 450: 358: 1: 628:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 616:Histoire du Bailli de Suffren 606: 373:Sometimes spelt "la Pallière" 223:was built in Lorient for the 380: 7: 643:Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). 297:In 1782, as present at the 267:On 28 December 1778, under 10: 702: 18: 624:Demerliac, Alain (2004). 269:Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves 225:French East India Company 215: 104: 43: 38:being reduced to a 74-gun 28: 351: 613:Cunat, Charles (1852). 260:, she took part in the 105:General characteristics 248:Battle of Quiberon Bay 100:Wrecked, February 1782 303:Battle of Trincomalee 244:invasion of Cornwall 180:18-pounder long guns 174:36-pounder long guns 447:, p. 17, n°17. 299:Battle of Negapatam 186:8-pounder long guns 21:French ship Orient 654:978-2-9525917-0-6 527:2027/uc1.c3049060 515:"The Marine List" 240:Hubert de Brienne 229:Antoine Groignard 210:Antoine Groignard 193: 192: 157:12 to 15 officers 693: 666: 639: 620: 601: 595: 589: 583: 577: 571: 565: 559: 550: 544: 538: 537: 535: 533: 511: 505: 499: 493: 485: 479: 478: 476: 474: 454: 448: 445:Demerliac (2004) 442: 423: 417: 374: 371: 365: 362: 262:Battle of Ushant 258:Anglo-French War 202:ship of the line 146:Full-rigged ship 58: 53: 33: 26: 25: 701: 700: 696: 695: 694: 692: 691: 690: 671: 670: 655: 636: 609: 604: 596: 592: 584: 580: 572: 568: 560: 553: 545: 541: 531: 529: 513: 512: 508: 500: 496: 486: 482: 472: 470: 455: 451: 443: 426: 418: 387: 383: 378: 377: 372: 368: 363: 359: 354: 218: 84:9 October 1756 54: 39: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 699: 689: 688: 683: 669: 668: 653: 640: 634: 621: 608: 605: 603: 602: 600:, p. 380. 590: 588:, p. 229. 578: 576:, p. 228. 566: 564:, p. 104. 551: 539: 506: 494: 480: 457:Binet (1911). 449: 424: 422:, p. 335. 384: 382: 379: 376: 375: 366: 356: 355: 353: 350: 273:Isle de France 217: 214: 200:was an 74-gun 191: 190: 189: 188: 182: 176: 168: 164: 163: 162: 161: 160:650 to 734 men 158: 153: 149: 148: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 102: 101: 98: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 46: 45: 41: 40: 34: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 698: 687: 684: 682: 679: 678: 676: 664: 660: 656: 650: 646: 641: 637: 635:2-906381-23-3 631: 627: 622: 618: 617: 611: 610: 599: 594: 587: 582: 575: 570: 563: 558: 556: 549:, p. 87. 548: 543: 528: 524: 520: 516: 510: 504:, p. 73. 503: 498: 492: 490: 484: 468: 464: 460: 453: 446: 441: 439: 437: 435: 433: 431: 429: 421: 416: 414: 412: 410: 408: 406: 404: 402: 400: 398: 396: 394: 392: 390: 385: 370: 361: 357: 349: 347: 343: 339: 338: 333: 332: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 306: 304: 300: 295: 293: 288: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 265: 263: 259: 255: 251: 249: 245: 241: 237: 232: 230: 226: 222: 213: 211: 207: 203: 199: 198: 187: 183: 181: 177: 175: 171: 170: 169: 166: 165: 159: 156: 155: 154: 151: 150: 147: 144: 141: 140: 136: 133: 132: 128: 125: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 109: 108: 103: 99: 96: 95: 91: 88: 87: 83: 80: 79: 75: 72: 71: 68: 65: 62: 61: 57: 52: 47: 42: 37: 32: 27: 22: 644: 625: 615: 598:Cunat (1852) 593: 586:Cunat (1852) 581: 574:Cunat (1852) 569: 562:Cunat (1852) 547:Cunat (1852) 542: 530:. Retrieved 519:Lloyd's List 518: 509: 502:Cunat (1852) 497: 488: 483: 471:. Retrieved 466: 462: 452: 420:Roche (2005) 369: 360: 341: 336: 330: 325: 321: 318:master pilot 307: 296: 294:in command. 289: 284: 266: 253: 252: 235: 233: 220: 219: 196: 195: 194: 129:14.5 metres 121:56.5 metres 110:Tons burthen 66: 35: 667:(1671-1870) 310:Trincomalee 242:attempting 208:, built by 206:French Navy 137:6.8 metres 76:April 1756 686:1756 ships 675:Categories 607:References 344:s Captain 292:Lapallière 152:Complement 663:165892922 381:Citations 320:advised. 277:Mauritius 142:Sail plan 113:3000 tons 92:May 1759 73:Laid down 532:19 April 473:12 April 331:Illustre 285:Vigilant 167:Armament 89:Acquired 81:Launched 342:Orient' 204:of the 134:Draught 44:History 661:  651:  632:  326:Orient 322:Orient 281:scurvy 254:Orient 236:Orient 221:Orient 216:Career 197:Orient 118:Length 67:Orient 56:France 36:Orient 469:: 218 352:Notes 337:Héros 184:16 × 178:30 × 172:28 × 659:OCLC 649:ISBN 630:ISBN 534:2020 475:2020 467:27–2 334:and 126:Beam 97:Fate 63:Name 523:hdl 227:by 677:: 657:. 554:^ 517:. 465:. 461:. 427:^ 388:^ 264:. 250:. 212:. 665:. 638:. 536:. 525:: 477:. 275:( 23:.

Index

French ship Orient
Orient being reduced to a 74-gun

France
Full-rigged ship
36-pounder long guns
18-pounder long guns
8-pounder long guns
ship of the line
French Navy
Antoine Groignard
French East India Company
Antoine Groignard
Hubert de Brienne
invasion of Cornwall
Battle of Quiberon Bay
Anglo-French War
Battle of Ushant
Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves
Isle de France
Mauritius
scurvy
Lapallière
Battle of Negapatam
Battle of Trincomalee
Trincomalee
Jean Anne Christy de La Pallière
master pilot
Illustre
Héros

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.