The ''Duc de Bourgogne'' was an 80-gun
ship of the line
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of the
French Navy.
Career
She was refitted twice, in 1761 and 1779, when she received a
copper sheathing.
On 2 May 1780, she departed Brest as the
flagship
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of the 7-ship and 3-frigate
Expédition Particulière under Admiral
Ternay, escorting 36 transports carrying troops to support the
Continental Army
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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
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,
''Jason'' under
La Clocheterie
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and
''Éveillé'' under
Le Gardeur de Tilly, and the frigates
''Surveillante'' under
Villeneuve Cillart,
''Amazone'' under
La Pérouse, and
''Bellone''. ''Amazone'', which constituted the vanguard of the fleet, arrived at Boston on 11 June 1780.
She took part in the
Battle of Cape Henry on 16 March 1781 under
Nicolas-Louis de Durfort.
''Duc de Bourgogne'' took part in the
Battle of the Saintes, where she collided with
''Bourgogne''.
In 1792, she was renamed ''Peuple'', and ''Caton'' in 1794.
She was
condemned
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in February 1798 at Brest, and eventually broken up in January 1800.
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Ships of the line of the French Navy
1751 ships