The Formidable was a ship of the line of the French Navy equipped with 80 cannons . The ship was launched in 1751 and Capt. St André. The ship had a crew of 800 men. The Formidable was only used in the battle of Quiberon Bay on November 20, 1759 to protect the port city from the British in the Seven Years' War . In this battle the French lost six ships, including the Formidable . The Formidable was captured by the HMS Resolution and put into British service. The ship of the line remained in the Royal Navy for several years and was finally scrapped by January 24, 1768.
The Battle of Storm in the Bay of Quiberon
Technical drawing of the French ship of the line after the conquest in 1759
Reception and trivia
The Formidable is also represented in Assassin's Creed Rogue , and is considered a "legendary ship" that also protected the Bay of Quiberon in the Seven Years' War, but goes down with losses.
literature
JJ Colledge / Ben Warlow: Ships of the Royal Navy . Chatham Publishing, London 2006, ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8 , pp.130 .
Brian Lavery: The Ship of the Line. Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet, 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press, London 2003, ISBN 0-85177-252-8 .
David Lyon: The Sailing Navy List. All the Ships of the Royal Navy. Built, purchased and captured, 1688-1860. Conway Maritime Press, London 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5 .
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