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François Coulomb The Younger
François Coulomb the Younger (La Ciotat, 1691 - Toulon, July 1751) was a French naval architect (''ingénieur-constructeur''), the son of François Coulomb the Elder. During his career, he designed 18 ships for the French Navy, and oversaw the construction of most of them. Biography Born to a family of naval engineers of renown, the son of François Coulomb the Elder, François Coulomb was appointed master-constructor in 1727. His first designs were for the 8-gun bomb vessels ''Tempête'' (launched 1726) and ''Foudroyante'' (1728). In 1727, he designed the frigate ''Zéphyr'' (1728), a light (''demi-batterie'') frigate of 28 guns. In 1730, he designed the 50-gun ''Diamant''. In 1733, he completed the design of the 62-gun ''Borée''. In 1737, he began the 74-gun ''Terrible'' (1739). Both ships were longer than their predecessors, each allowing an extra pair of guns on their lower decks. The year 1740 saw the design and commencement of the 80-gun ''Tonnant'' (launched 1743). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ciotat
La Ciotat (; oc, label= Provençal Occitan, La Ciutat ; in Mistralian spelling ''La Ciéutat''; 'the City') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is the southeasternmost commune of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. La Ciotat is located at about 25 km (15.5 mi) to the east of Marseille, at an equal distance from Toulon. In 2018, it had a population of 35,281. History The name ''La Ciutat'', meaning 'the City' in Occitan ( Provençal) and Catalan, became prominent in the 15th century. La Ciotat was the setting of one of the first projected motion pictures, ''L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat'' filmed by the Lumière brothers in 1895. According to the Institut Lumière, before its Paris premiere, the film was shown to invited audiences in several French cities, including La Ciotat. Another three of the earliest Lumière films, ''Partie de cartes'', ''L'Arroseur arrosé'' (the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citoyen Class Ship Of The Line
The ''Citoyen'' class consisted of four 74-gun ships of the line all built at Brest Naval Dockyard to a design by Joseph-Louis Ollivier. The first ship (''Citoyen'', originally to have been named ''Cimeterre'') was newly built there from 1761 to 1764, and the other three were rebuilt to her design from earlier ships. * ''Citoyen'' :Built at: Brest :Keel laid: July 1761 :Launched: 27 August 1764 :Completed: December 1764 :Fate: decommissioned in 1783 and taken to pieces in 1792 * ''Conquérant'' :Originally built at: Toulon :Ordered: 5 March 1743 :Originally launched: 9 March 1746 :Rebuilt: from January 1765 at Brest to the draught of the ''Citoyen'', re-launched 29 November 1765 and completed in December 1765 :Fate: Condemned in May 1796 but put back into service in March 1798, captured by the British on 2 August 1798 at the Battle of the Nile The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; french: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1751 Deaths
In Britain and its colonies (except Scotland), 1751 only had 282 days due to the British Calendar Act of 1751, which ended the year on 31 December (rather than nearly three months later according to its previous rule). Events January–March * January 1 – As the American colony in Georgia prepares the transition from a trustee-operated territory to a British colonial province, the prohibition against slavery is lifted by the Board of Trustees. At the time, the African-American population of Georgia is about 400 people who have been kept as slaves in violation of the law. By 1790, the slave population increases to over 29,000 and by 1860 to 462,000. * January 7 – The University of Pennsylvania, conceived 12 years earlier by Benjamin Franklin and its other trustees to provide non-denominational higher education "to train young people for leadership in business, government and public service". rather than for the ministry, holds its first classes as "Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1691 Births
Events January–March * January 6 – King William III of England, who rules Scotland and Ireland as well as being the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, departs from Margate to tend to the affairs of the Netherlands. * January 14 – A fleet of ships carrying 827 Spanish Navy sailors and marines arrives at Manzanillo Bay on the island of Hispaniola in what is now the Dominican Republic and joins 700 Spanish cavalry, then proceeds westward to invade the French side of the island in what is now Haiti. * January 15 – King Louis XIV of France issues an order specifically prohibiting play of games of chance, specifically naming basset and similar games, on penalty of 1,000 livres for the first offence. * January 23 – Spanish colonial administrator Domingo Terán de los RÃos, most recently the governor of Sonora y Sinaloa on the east side of the Gulf of California, is assigned by the Viceroy of New Spain to administer a new province that governs lands on both sides of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Océan (1756)
''Océan'' was an 80-gun ship in the French Navy, the first ship to bear that name. She was designed by Antoine Groignard and constructed at Toulon by Joseph Véronique-Charles Chapelle. Her name ''Océan'', subsequently reserved for the largest units of the French Navy, is evidence of the change of focus from large three-deckers into strong two-deckers. She was Comte de la Clue's flagship at the battle of Lagos The naval Battle of Lagos took place between a British fleet commanded by Sir Edward Boscawen and a French fleet under Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran over two days in 1759 during the Seven Years' War. They fought south west of the Gulf of Cà ..., where she ran aground in Almadora Bay and was burnt by the British. Sources and references Bibliography * * Ships of the line of the French Navy 1756 ships Maritime incidents in 1759 {{France-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Of The Line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two columns of opposing warships maneuvering to volley fire with the cannons along their broadsides. In conflicts where opposing ships were both able to fire from their broadsides, the opponent with more cannons firingand therefore more firepowertypically had an advantage. Since these engagements were almost invariably won by the heaviest ships carrying more of the most powerful guns, the natural progression was to build sailing vessels that were the largest and most powerful of their time. From the end of the 1840s, the introduction of steam power brought less dependence on the wind in battle and led to the construction of screw-driven wooden-hulled ships of the line; a number of purely sail-powered ships were converted to this propulsion mech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Téméraire (1749)
''Téméraire'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, ordered in December 1747 to a design by François Coulomb, and built at Toulon by his cousin, the constructor Pierre-Blaise Coulomb; she was launched on 24 December 1749. Her 74 guns comprised:28 x 36-pounders on the lower deck30 x 18-pounders on the upper deck 10 x 8-pounders on the quarterdeck6 x 8-pounders on the forecastle. under Admiral Boscawen captured ''Téméraire'' at the Battle of Lagos on 18 August 1759. She was thus taken into the Royal Navy and recommissioned as the Third Rate HMS ''Temeraire''. By 1780 she was used as a floating battery used to protect the harbour at Plymouth. She was sold in 1783.Famous Fighters of the Fleet. Edward Fraser, 1904, p.217 See also *List of ships captured in the 18th century During times of war where naval engagements were frequent, many battles were fought that often resulted in the capture of the enemy's ships. The ships were often renamed and used in the ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Redoutable (1752)
Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Redoutable'' ("Redoubtable"): Ships named ''Redoutable'' * , 74-gun ship of the line. She took part in the landing in Mahon under Admiral la Galissonière. She was destroyed in Lagos in 1759. * , a 74-gun ship of the line. One of her snipers killed Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. * , an aviso captured by on 26 June 1800. * ''Redoutable'' (1801) a coastguard. * ''Redoutable'' (1804) a xebec. * , an . * (1876), the first warship in the world to be built in steel. * (1930), lead ship of the s before the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... * (1971), first SNLE submarine of the French Navy, now a museum and the largest submarine in the world open to the public. See also * Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Hippopotame (1749)
''Hippopotame'' was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by François Coulomb the Younger. She served during the Seven Years' War. In 1777, Pierre Beaumarchais purchased her as part of a commercial entreprise to provide weapons of the American independentist insurgents. She was part of the French line of battle at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and served as a hospital during the Siege of Savannah. Career Seven Years' War ''Hippopotame'' entered service in 1750. From 1760, she was under Hippolyte de Sade de Vaudronne. In 1763, she conducted a mission to Algiers, under Captain de Fabry. Interwar period In 1769, ''Hippopotame'' was at Saint Domingue and Martinique under Vaudreuil, along with ''Solitaire'', ferrying troops to the French colonies in the Caribbeans. She was part of the 1772 Escadre d'évolution under Captain Bougainvilliers de Croy. War of American Independence In April 1777, the Navy sold her to Roderigue Hortalez and Company, a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Pomone (1749)
Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Pomone'', after the Roman goddess Pomona: * , a 30-gun frigate, burnt to avoid capture in 1760. * (1770), a requisitioned transport ship, sold in 1771. * , a 40-gun frigate, captured during the action of 23 April 1794 by captured by and taken into service as HMS ''Pomone''. She was sold in 1802 and broken up in 1803. * , a 44-gun frigate, captured during the action of 29 November 1811 The action of 29 November 1811 was a minor naval engagement fought between two frigate squadrons in the Adriatic Sea during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. The action was one of a series of operations conducted by the British Roy ... by and and taken into service as HMS ''Ambuscade''. She was broken up in 1812. * (1821), a 28-gun corvette * , a steam frigate See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pomone, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Foudroyant (1750)
The ''Foudroyant'' was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was later captured and served in the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS ''Foudroyant''. Following the Royal Navy tradition she is identified by the date of her introduction to the British navy (in this case post-dating the date of her construction). French Navy service and capture ''Foudroyant'' was built at Toulon to a design by François Coulomb, and was launched on 18 December 1750. She was present at the Battle of Minorca in 1756, where she engaged the British flagship HMS ''Ramillies''. She then formed part of a squadron under Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran, during which time she was captured during the Battle of Cartagena off Cartagena, Spain on 28 February 1758 by , and . The ''Monmouths Captain Arthur Gardiner was mortally wounded early in the fight, and his two lieutenants, led by Lt Robert Carkett, commanded the Monmouth for most of the battle. The captain of the ''Foudroyant'', the Marqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Conquérant (1746)
The ''Conquérant'' was originally launched in 1746 on a design by François Coulomb the Younger. She was taken out of service in March 1764 and rebuilt at Brest as a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Career In 1778, ''Conquérant'' was under Monteil, part of the Third division in the Blue squadron of the fleet under Orvilliers. She took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778, where Monteil was wounded. On 2 May 1780, she departed Brest with the 7-ship and 3-frigate Expédition Particulière under Admiral Ternay, escorting 36 transports carrying troops to support the Continental Army in the War of American Independence. The squadron comprised the 80-gun ''Duc de Bourgogne'', under Ternay d'Arsac (admiral) and Médine (flag captain); the 74-gun ''Neptune'', under Sochet Des Touches, and ''Conquérant'', under La Grandière; and the 64-gun ''Provence'' under Lombard, ''Ardent'' under Bernard de Marigny, ''Jason'' under La Clocheterie and ''Év ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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