French ship Hector (1756)
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The Hector was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy
, lead ship of her class .
She took part in the American War of Independence
, capturing HMS Thunder and HMS Senegal in 1788.
She was captured during the Battle of the Saintes
and recommissioned in the Royal Navy.
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The Hector was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
, lead ship of her class .
She took part in the American War of Independence
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, capturing HMS Thunder and HMS Senegal in 1788.
She was captured during the Battle of the Saintes
Battle of the Saintes
The Battle of the Saintes took place over 4 days, 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American War of Independence, and was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse forcing the French and Spanish to abandon a planned...
and recommissioned in the Royal Navy.