HMS Magnanime (1748)

Le Magnanime was originally a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1744 at Rochefort. Captured on 12 January 1748, she was taken into Royal Navy service as the third rate HMS Magnanime. She played a major part in the 1757 Rochefort expedition, helping to silence the batteries on the Isle of Aix, and served at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759 under Lord Howe, where she forced the surrender of the French 74-gun Héros. Following a survey in 1770, she was deemed unseaworthy and was broken up in 1775.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Magnanime.

HMS Magnanime
Magnanime
History
France
NameLe Magnanime
BuilderRochefort Dockyard
Laid downMay 1741
Launched22 November 1744
Captured31 January 1748 by the Royal Navy
Great Britain
NameMagnanime
Acquired31 January 1748
FateBroken up in 1775
General characteristics (as re-measured following her capture)
Class and type74-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,823 45⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 173 ft 7 in (52.91 m) (gundeck)
  • 140 ft 7.5 in (42.863 m) (keel)
Beam49 ft 4.5 in (15.050 m)
Depth21 ft 7 in (6.58 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement650
Armament
  • Lowerdeck: 28 × 32 pdr (15 kg)
  • Upperdeck: 30 × 18 pdr (8.2 kg)
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 9 pdr (4.1 kg)
  • Forecastle: 6 × 9 pdr (4.1 kg)
General characteristics (as re-armed by the British in 1755)
Armament
  • Lowerdeck: 28 × 32 pdr (15 kg)
  • Upperdeck: 30 × 24 pdr (11 kg)
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 9 pdr (4.1 kg)
  • Forecastle: 6 × 9 pdr (4.1 kg)
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