 Watercolour portrait of Pluton, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez.
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| History | |
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| Name | Pluton |
| Launched | 5 November 1778 |
| Commissioned | 1778 |
| Decommissioned | 1805 |
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| Fate | Broken up |
| Notes | Renamed Dugommier (1797) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Scipion class |
| Tons burthen | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 53.8 m (176 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14.1 m (46 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot |
Pluton was a Scipion-class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.
Career
Pluton took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780, under La Marthonie. Albert de Rions took command, and captained her at the Battle of Martinique on 29 April 1781, at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781, at St. Kitts on 24–25 January 1782, and at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April.
She was renamed Dugommier in 1797 and seems to have seen little further active service. She was broken up in 1805.
Citations
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 355, volume 1.
- Troude (1867), p. 71.
- Troude (1867), p. 101.
- Troude (1867), p. 107.
- Troude (1867), p. 115.
- Troude (1867), p. 140.
References
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.