HMS St Florentine (1759)

The capture of Comte de St Florentine, by Dominic Serres
History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameSt Florentine
CommissionedApril 1758
Out of serviceApril 1759
Captured4 April 1759, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS St Florentine
Acquired4 April 1759
CommissionedSeptember 1759
DecommissionedMay 1771
In service1759-1771
FateSunk as breakwater, 1771
General characteristics [1]
Class and type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen11087094 (bm)
Length147 ft 9+12 in (45.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 7 in (12.67 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 10 in (5.44 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement420
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Lower gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

St Florentine was a 60-gun coast guard vessel in service in support of the French Navy during the early days of the Seven Years' War, before being captured by Britain in 1759 and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS St Florentine.

Surplus to Navy requirements by 1771, St Florentine was decommissioned and sunk as a breakwater off the port of Sheerness.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.

References

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  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.