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The ''Bourgogne'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Bourgogne. She was commissioned in 1772, and served in the squadron of the Mediterranean, with a refit in 1775, and another in 1778. On 4 May 1779, off Gibraltar, she took part in a naval action with ''Victoire'' against the 32-gun frigates HMS ''Thetis'' and ''Montreal''. ''Montreal'' was captured, while ''Thetis'' managed to escape. The ''Bourgogne'' took part in the American Revolutionary War, most notably at the Battle of the Saintes, where she collided with ''Duc de Bourgogne'' 〔(Histoire du vaisseau du Roi « La Bourgogne » )〕 On 11 September 1781 ''Bourgogne'' and ''Aigrette'' were in the Chesapeake. There they captured the frigate , which the French Navy took into service as ''Richemont''.〔Winfield and Roberts (2015), p.127.〕 ==Fate== She was wrecked on 4 February 1783, off Curaçao〔(VAISSEAUX DE LIGNE FRANÇAIS DE 1682 À 1767 )〕 with the loss of 80 of her 840 crew. 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 Bourgogne (1766)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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