French ship Orient (1756)
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Orient was a 80-gun ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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Originally built for the French East India Company, she was purchased for the French Navy in May 1759.
In 1778, she was reduced to a 74-gun second rate (vaisseau du 2e rang).
She was wrecked near Trincomalee in the East Indies in February 1782.