''Éveillé'' was a 2-deck 64-gun ship of the

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, laid down by A. Groignard in 1751 and launched at

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in 1752. She was part of a naval shipbuilding boom between the end of the

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in 1748 and the start of the

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in 1755. She took part in several battles before being paid off in 1771.Roche, p.189

Career

In 1762, ''Éveillé'' was a Newfoundland under Captain Monteil.

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