French ship Protée (1772)

French ship Protée (1772)

"Protée" was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1772.

She was captured by the Royal Navy on 24 February 1780, and commissioned as the third rate HMS "Prothee". She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1799, and broken up in 1815.

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References


*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850." Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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