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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption=[1] | Ship class=Solitaire class ship of the line | Ship tons burthen=1521 tons (1545.4 tonnes) | Ship length=51 metres [2] | Ship beam=13.2 metres [2] | Ship draught=6.4 metres [2] | Ship hold depth= | Ship sail plan=Full rigged ship | Ship propulsion=Sails | Ship complement= | Ship armament=*26×24-pounder long guns- 28×12-pounder long guns
- 10×6-pounder long guns [2]
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}} | Solitaire was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1774, lead ship of her class. She was captured by the Royal Navy on 6 December 1782, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Solitaire. She was sold out of the navy in 1790. Solitaire was part of a squadron that comprised Triton, Résolue, Nymphe, and the brig '"Speedy. The French squadron sailed on 24 November from Saint-Pierre, Martinique.[6]After a dark night, Solitaire, Captain de Borda, found herself in the morning close to a squadron of eight British ships under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Hughes, which was on its way from Gibraltar. The English gave chase and Solitaire sailed to delay them and give the rest of the French squadron a chance to escape.[6] At 12:30 and engagement developed between Solitaire and {{HMS|Ruby|1775|6}}. As another British vessel approached Solitaire had to strike. Speedy was captured in the same action,[3] after a vigorous defence. In the action, her captain, Ribiers, was killed, together with a large part of her crew.[4] Notes, citations, and referencesNotes1. ^Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
2. ^1 2 3 Roche, vol.1, p.86
3. ^Troude (1865), Vol. 2, p.212.
4. ^1 2 Guérin (1857), Vol. 5, p.124.
Citations{{Reflist|30em}}References- {{cite book|title=Histoire maritime de France|last=Guérin|first=Léon|authorlink=Léon Guérin|year=1857|publisher=Dufour et Mulat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=95BKAAAAMAAJ|language=French|volume=5}}
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.
- {{Cite book|first=Jean-Michel |last=Roche |year=2005 |chapter= |title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870 |isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6 |oclc=165892922 |page=48}}
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