HMS Belliqueux (1758) explained

Belliqueux was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1756.

She was captured on 2 November 1758 by in the Irish Sea.^[1] She was found by Antelope anchored off Ilfracombe, Antelope opened fire but the French ship surrendered without having fired a shot in return. The crew of 500 was captured.^[2] She was taken into the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Belliqueux.The captains were:^[1]

• from November 1758: captain, in the West Indies (quit due to ill health)
• from late 1761: captain Richard Edwards, in the Mediterranean.

Belliqueux was broken up in September 1772.

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. .
• Michael Phillips (2007). Belliqueux (64) (1758). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

Notes and References

1. Ships of the Old Navy, "Belliqueux".
2. Book: Ross, Sir John . Memoirs of Admiral de Saumarez Vol 1.