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The ''Alcide'' was a 74-gun ''Pégase'' class ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1782. In 1782, she took part in the American war of Independence in De Grasse's fleet. She took part in the Battle of Hyères, under captain Le Blond Saint-Hilaire. She was the last ship of the French rear when she was becalmed and had to fight HMS ''Victory'', ''Culloden'', and ''Cumberland''. She managed to damage the rigging of ''Culloden'' and almost dismasted ''Victory'', but was quickly battered by her overwhelmingly superior opponents. She surrendered to ''Cumberland'' at 2h. The frigates ''Justice'' and ''Alceste'' attempted to take her in tow to safety, but were repelled by gunfire from ''Victory''. Soon thereafter, a fire broke out, reportedly in her tops〔(NAVAL HISTORY of GREAT BRITAIN - Vol I )〕 or by her own Heated shots. She exploded 30 minutes afterwards with the loss of 300. ==References== * ''Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte française'', Jean-Michel Roche () * Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2015) ''French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.'' Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「French ship Alcide (1782)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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