The ''Wattignies'' was a
74-gun 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 colu ...
of the
French Navy.
She took part in the
Expédition d'Irlande in 1798 under captain
Antoine René Thévenard
Antoine René Thévenard (1766 – 1 August 1798, on the ''Aquilon'', in Aboukir) was a French Navy officer. His name is written "Henri-Alexandre Thévenard" in some English sources.
Biography
Antoine René Thévenard was born to Antoin ...
.
In July 1808, she was converted to a
fluyt.
Ships of the line of the French Navy
Téméraire-class ships of the line
1794 ships
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