Blenac Squadron for the Windward islands 1761

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Blenac Squadron for the Windward islands 1761

Fleet Commander
Charles de Courbon (Comte de Blenac)French
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1725-1764
ref:1755
Fleet Formed23.12.1761ref:1755
Fleet Disbanded8.11.1762ref:1755
ShipJoinedLeftCommanderNotes
Le Dragon (64) 1747-1762
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
23.12.176117.3.1762
Francois Julien du Dresnay (Chevalier des Roches)French
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1734-1776
Wrecked
L'Opale (32) 1757-1762
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
23.12.176115.6.1762 Detached
Le Diadème (74) 1756-1797
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Brutus"
23.12.176115.7.1762
Jean Guillaume Toussaint Picquet (Comte de la Motte)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1745
Detached
Le Brillant (64) 1758-1773
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
23.12.176115.7.1762 Detached
Le Zéphyr (28) 1728-1762
French 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
23.12.17618.11.1762 Fleet disbanded
La Calypso (16) 1756-1772
French 16 Gun
Unrated Corvette
23.12.17618.11.1762
Charles-Louis Saulx de RosnevetFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1773
Fleet disbanded
Le Duc de Bourgogne (80) 1751-1801
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Peuple"
1794 Renamed "Caton"
23.12.17618.11.1762
Charles de Courbon (Comte de Blenac)French
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1725-1764
Fleet disbanded
Le Protée (64) 1748-1771
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
23.12.17618.11.1762
Charles CornicFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1739-1798
Fleet disbanded
Le Défenseur (24) 1754-1778
French 24 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
23.12.17618.11.1762 Fleet disbanded
L'Hector (74) 1755-1782
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
23.12.17618.11.1762 Fleet disbanded
La Diligente (26) 1761-1782
French 26 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
23.12.17618.11.1762 Fleet disbanded
DateEventSource
1761/12/23

Armement at Brest

 
1762/03/17
Le Dragon (64) 1747-1762
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
left the fleet		 
1762/06/15
L'Opale (32) 1757-1762
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
left the fleet		 
1762/07/15
Le Diadème (74) 1756-1797
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Brutus"
left the fleet		 
1762/07/15
Le Brillant (64) 1758-1773
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
left the fleet		 
1762/11/08

Squadron arrives at Brest

 
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