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Les Droits de l'Homme2055
Nominal Guns74
NationalityFrance
OperatorMarine Nationale
Launched1794/05/29
How acquiredPurpose built
ShipyardLorient
Ship ClassTéméraire Class
Designed byJacques-Noel Sane
CategoryThird Rate
National RatePremier Rang
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Wrecked1797/01/14

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.202 lbs 410.201 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4French 8-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1796/11/111797/01/13Capitaine de VaisseauJean Raymond de LacrosseF001
Service History
DateEvent Source
1795/06/16Present at the First Battle of Groix 
1795/06/23Present at the Action of Ile Groix 
1797/01/14Present at the Chase of the Droits de l'Homme 

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
1796/12/151797/01/13Fleet for the convoy to Ireland of the Army under General HocheJustin Bonaventure Morard de Galles
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
F001 Biographie maritimeJoseph François Gabriel HennequinDigital Book
 
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