French ship Mars (1740)
Mars was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the French Navy. Mars was captured by HMS Nottingham off Cape Clear in 1746. She was taken into Royal Navy service as HMS Mars and was wrecked in 1755 near Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Samuel Scott's Action between HMS Nottingham and the Mars. Mars was returning to France after the failed Duc d'Anville Expedition, 11 October 1746 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Mars |
| Namesake | Mars (mythology) |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | January 1739 |
| Launched | May 1740 |
| Commissioned | April 1741 |
| Fate | Captured by HMS Nottingham in 1746 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Mars |
| Acquired | October 1746 |
| Commissioned | March 1747 |
| Fate | Wrecked in 1755 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 1,374 tons |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
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