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French ship Sévère (1778)

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Name
  
Sévère

Laid down
  
December 1773

Out of service
  
26 January 1784

Launched
  
17 January 1775

Draft
  
6.7 m

Builder
  
Lorient

In service
  
November 1778

Construction started
  
December 1773

Length
  
51 m

Class and type
  
Sévère class ship of the line

Sévère was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Career

Built as an Indiaman by Roth on the lines of a previous ship, Superbe, that had been sold to the Austrian East India Company, Sévère was purchased by the Crown in November 1778 and commissioned for the American Revolutionary War.

She was incorporated into Suffren's squadron. She took part in the Battle of Negapatam in 1782, under Captain Villeneuve-Cilart; during the battle, Villeneuve panicked and attempted to strike, but was prevented from doing so by officers Dieu and Kerlero de Rosbo. Sévère ended up causing damage to HMS Sultan.

Sévère was later armed en flûte, and was wrecked on 26 January 1784 at the Cape of Good Hope.

References

French ship Sévère (1778) Wikipedia


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