French ship Roland (1771)

Roland was an Artésien-class 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1771.

Plans of the sister-ship Protée
History
France
Name:	Roland
Ordered:	29 January 1770[1]
Builder:	Brest [1]
Laid down:	22 January 1770 [1]
Launched:	14 February 1771 [1]
Commissioned:	September 1771 [1]
Decommissioned:	28 February 1779 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Artésien-class ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1480 tons (1503.7 tonnes)
Length:	50.2 metres
Beam:	13.2 metres
Depth of hold:	6.4 metres
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Armament:	26 × 24-pounder long guns 28 × 12-pounder long guns 10 × 6-pounder long guns

Career

From 1773 to 1775, Roland was the flagship of the Second voyage of Kerguelen.

Roland took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Gilart de Larchantel.[2]

Fate

Roland was destroyed in an accidental fire in Brest, along with the nearby frigate Zéphyr.[1]

Citations and references

Citations

1. Roche (2005), p. 385.
2. Troude (1867), p. 7.

References

• Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
• Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
• Monaque, Rémi (2000). Les aventures de Louis-René de Latouche-Tréville, compagnon de La Fayette et commandant de l'Hermione (in French). Paris: SPM. ISBN 9782901952343. OCLC 491636125.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
• Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé.