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French ship Union (1764)

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Name
  
Union

Laid down
  
1761

Out of service
  
1782

Construction started
  
1761

Length
  
51 m

Draft
  
6.3 m

Builder
  
Brest

In service
  
May 1764

Notes
  
Offered by individuals

Launched
  
November 1763

Weight
  
1,090 tons

The Union was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from individuals.

The construction of Union, initially ordered in 1755, dragged on until 1763. In 1767, she cruised off Morocco under Captain de Breugnon.

In 1778, she was converted into a hospital ship and was appointed to a squadron under Admiral d'Orvilliers. She was eventually wrecked in February 1782

References

French ship Union (1764) Wikipedia