French ship Magnanime (1779) explained

Magnanime was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy who was the lead ship of her class.

Career

She took part in the American Revolutionary War in De Grasse's squadron, under Captain Jean Antoine Le Bègue de Germiny, most notably in the Battle of the Chesapeake, the Battle of St. Lucia, and the Battle of the Saintes.

In 1782 or 1783, she was under Antoine-Stanislas de Curières de Castelnau Saint-Cosme Sainte-Eulalie.

Fate

Magnanime was broken up in Brest in 1793.

References

• Book: Contenson . Ludovic . Ludovic de Contenson. La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783) . 1934 . éditions Auguste Picard . Paris. 7842336.
• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922 .