The Terrible was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Career

In 1780, she was under Chateauvert.

French ship Terrible (1780)

In 1783, she took part in a Franco-Spanish fleet assembled before Cádiz under Admiral d'Estaing, but the end of the American War of Independence occurred before it saw action.

French ship Terrible (1780)

She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2, where she was dismasted by HMS Royal Sovereign. She later took part in the campaign of Winter 1794–1795, and in the Cruise of Bruix.

French ship Terrible (1780)

She was decommissioned in 1802, condemned in May 1804, and eventually broken up in October.

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(1671-1870)

Ships of the line of the French Navy

Ships built in France

Terrible-class ships of the line

1780 ships