French frigate Terpsichore (1763)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Terpsichore.
History
France
NameTerpsichore
Ordered22 December 1762[1]
BuilderIndret[1]
Laid downJuly 1762[1]
Launched10 August 1763[1]
In serviceDecember 1763[1]
FateSold in August 1783
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen600 tonnes
Length45.7 metres
Beam11.1 metres
Depth of hold4.9 metres
Armament

Terpsichore was a 36-gun frigate of the French Navy. She took part in the War of American Independence.

Career

Terpsichore took part in operations against the Salé Rovers, under Captain Jean-François Aubé de Braquemont,[1][2] along with Danaé.

In 1775, she was the flagship of the Escadre d'évolution under Guichen,[1] conducting exercises from Brest[3][4] with a 12-ship division comprising four frigates, five corvettes, a lugger and two cutters, and 1885 men.[5] In June 1776, she collided with Solitaire and both ships had to repair in Cadiz.[6][1]

In 1776, she was under Poute de Nieuil, at Rochefort, in the squadron under Du Chaffault.[7]

In 1779, she was under Lombard, cruising first around Ile de Ré, Ile d'Aix and Brest,[8][9][10] and then part of the squadron under Orvilliers.[11]

Fate

Terpsichore was condemned in Brest in August 1783, and sold in March 1787.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Roche (2005), p. 433.
  2. ^ Mézin, p. 25.
  3. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 198.
  4. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 200.
  5. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 72.
  6. ^ Roche (2005), p. 419.
  7. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 608.
  8. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 218.
  9. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 241.
  10. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 243.
  11. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 640.

References

  • Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  • Mézin, Anne. "Correspondance des Consuls de France à Cadix, Index prosopographique des noms de personnes" (PDF). Archives nationales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)