French ship Pluton (1778)

Pluton was a Scipion class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Pluton.

Watercolour portrait of Pluton, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez.
History
France
Name:	Pluton[1]
Commissioned:	1778[1]
Decommissioned:	1805[1]
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of Martinique (1780) Battle of Fort Royal (1781) Battle of Chesapeake (1781) Battle of Saint Kitts (1782) Battle of the Saintes (1782)
Fate:	Broken up
Notes:	Renamed Dugommier (1797)[1]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Scipion class
Tons burthen:	1500 tonnes
Length:	53.8 tonnes
Beam:	14.1 tonnes
Draught:	7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot

Career

Pluton took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780, under La Marthonie.[2] Albert de Rions took command, and captained her at the Battle of Martinique on 29 April 1781,[3], at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781,[4] at St. Kitts on 24–25 January 1782,[5] and at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April.[6][1]

She was renamed Dugommier in 1797 and seems to have seen little further active service. She was broken up in 1805.[1]

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. Roche (2005), p. 355, volume 1.
2. Troude (1867), p. 71.
3. Troude (1867), p. 101.
4. Troude (1867), p. 107.
5. Troude (1867), p. 115.
6. Troude (1867), p. 140.

Bibliography

• Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
• Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.