Английская Википедия:French ship Citoyen (1764)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsThe Citoyen was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class to a design by Joseph-Louis Ollivier. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Bankers and General Treasurers of the Army.Шаблон:Sfnp
Career
Ordered in May 1757 as Cimeterre, the ship was renamed Citoyen on 20 January 1762. A launching attempt aborted on 10 August 1764, when she came to a halt on the ramp, and she was eventually set afloat 17 days later.Шаблон:Sfnp
She took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780 under Captain Poute de Nieuil.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
In 1781, under Alexandre de Thy,Шаблон:Sfnp she was appointed to the squadron of Admiral de Grasse and took part in the Battle of Fort Royal in April. On 24 August, along with Glorieux, she captured HMS Cormorant off Charleston. In September, she took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781, in the Battle of St Kitts on 25/26 January 1782 and the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782.
In 1783, on returning to France, she was decommissioned, and was eventually broken up in 1791.Шаблон:Sfnp
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