''Réfléchi'' was a 64-gun
''Solitaire''-class ship of the line
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of the
French Navy
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.
Career
In 1779, ''Réfléchi'' was under Captain
Cillart de Suville and part of the White squadron (centre) of the fleet under
Orvilliers.
''Réfléchi'' took part in the
Battle of Martinique on 18 December 1779, when she, along with
''Annibal'' and
''Vengeur'', saved a convoy from the British off
Fort Royal
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History
Before it was ceded to France by Spain in 1635, the area of Fort-de-France was known as Ig ...
. She was part of the French squadron at the
action of 20 March 1780 when she fought
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's squadron off Saint Domingue, along with
''Diadème'',
''Amphion'' and
''Annibal'', and was present at the
Battle of the Chesapeake
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From 20 August 1783 to 28 December, she was at the Martinique station under Captain Du Bois.
She became a hulk in Brest in November 1788, and was broken up around 1793 after having been renamed ''Turot''.
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Ships of the line of the French Navy
1776 ships
Solitaire-class ships of the line