The ''Foudroyant'' ("Lightning") was a 80-gun
ship of the line of the
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
.
She was started in
Rochefort
Rochefort () may refer to:
Places France
* Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department
** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard
* Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department
* Rochefort-du-Gard, in the Ga ...
from 1793, and renamed to ''Dix-huit fructidor'' in 1798 in honour of the
Coup of 18 fructidor an V, as she was still on keel. She was eventually launched as ''Foudroyant''.
She took part in cruises in the Caribbean under
Villaret de Joyeuse
Louis-Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (29 May 1747Granier, p.87Some biographers give a date of 1750 (Levot, p.541). Granier quotes the registers of Sainte-Marie parish. – 24 July 1812Levot, p.544) was a French admiral.
Villaret was born at Auch ...
.
On 15 September 1806, while under
jury rig
In maritime transport terms, and most commonly in sailing, jury-rigged is an adjective, a noun, and a verb. It can describe the actions of temporary makeshift running repairs made with only the tools and materials on board; and the subsequent r ...
some off
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , she encountered , under Captain
Charles Lydiard. ''Anson'', mistakenly believing ''Foudroyant'' distressed, attacked, and was driven off.
She took part in the
Battle of the Basque Roads
The Battle of the Basque Roads, also known as the Battle of Aix Roads (French: ''Bataille de l'île d'Aix'', also ''Affaire des brûlots'', rarely ''Bataille de la rade des Basques''), was a major naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought in th ...
.
She was eventually broken up in 1834.
References
External links
Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Foudroyant1809 - Fouras (17) - La bataille des brûlots à bord du vaisseau "le Régulus"
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Ships of the line of the French Navy
Tonnant-class ships of the line
Ships built in France
1800 ships