Name Formidable Acquired 20 November 1759 Launched 1751 Beam 13 m | Name Formidable Fate Broken up, 1768 Length 54 m | |
Captured 20 November 1759, by Royal Navy Notes Participated in
Battle of Quiberon Bay | ||
Formidable was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1751.
Contents
She fought at the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759, where she served as the flagship of De Saint André du Vergé. HMS Resolution captured her at the battle and the Admiralty commissioned her in the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS Ham.
Fate
Formidable was broken up in 1768.
In popular culture
The Formidable appears as a legendary ship fought in the 2014 video game Assassin's Creed: Rogue at the Battle of Quiberon Bay. In contrast to the game, the ship was sunk by the protagonist Shay Cormac with his ship, the Morrigan, instead of being captured by the Royal Navy.
References
French ship Formidable (1751) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA