French ship Union (1763) explained
The
Union was a 64-gun
ship of the line of the
French Navy. She was funded by a
don des vaisseaux donation from individuals.
The construction of Union, initially ordered in 1755, dragged on until 1763. In 1767, she cruised off Morocco under Captain Pierre-Claude Haudeneau de Breugnon.
In 1778, she was converted into a hospital ship and was appointed to a squadron under Admiral d'Orvilliers. She was eventually wrecked in February 1782
References
- Ships of the line
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922 . 365. Group Retozel-Maury Millau.