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French ship Téméraire (1669)

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Name
  
Téméraire

Status
  
Sunk, 9 December 1694

Launched
  
1671

Laid down
  
1669

Construction started
  
1669

The Téméraire was a ship of the line of the French Navy.

She was built in Brest in 1669 as Ardent, and launched in 1671 as Téméraire.

She took part in the campaign in Sicilia in 1676, in the Battle of Bévézier (10 July 1690) and the Battle of Barfleur (29 May 1692). She also took part in the Battle of Lagos.

She was sunk by the English frigate HMS Montagu on 9 December 1694.

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French ship Téméraire (1669) Wikipedia