Name Brillant Laid down November 1772 Out of service June 1786 Launched September 1774 Draft 6.4 m | Builder Brest Commissioned December 1774 Construction started November 1772 Length 51 m | |
Class and type Solitaire class ship of the line | ||
Brillant was a 64-gun Solitaire-class ship of the line of the French Navy.
Career
Brillant served in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean, taking part in the Battle of Cuddalore. She was the main unit of the French force that drove away Commodore Vernon's squadron at the Siege of Pondicherry on 10 August 1779, and distinguished herself at the Battle of Sadras. She was present at the battles of Negapatam and Trincomalee.
After returning to France, she was hulked in Cherbourg from 1787. She was struck in 1795, and broken up in 1797.
References
French ship Brillant (1774) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA