French ship Jean Bart (1791)
- French ship Jean Bart (1791)
The "Jean Bart" was a "Téméraire" class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
In 1793, she was part of the squadron led by Van Stabel. Along with the "Tigre", she rescued the "Sémillante" which was in danger of being captured by the British.
She took part in the Atlantic campaign of May 1794, and in the capture of HMS "Alexander" on 6 November. She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver in Van Stabel's division, in the First Battle of Groix, and in the Battle of Groix.
In 1800, she sailed to the Mediterranean, and set her homeport to Toulon. She was wrecked at île Madame at the Battle of the Basque Roads on 26 February 1809. The wreck was captured by the British in April and burnt.
External links
* [http://dossiersmarine.free.fr/fs_v_V4.html Ships of the line]
* [http://www.netmarine.net/bat/fregates/jeanbart/ancien.htm Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Jean Bart]
* [http://echo.levillage.org/303/5927.cbb La guerre sur mer pendant la révolution et l'empire.]
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