French ship Bordelois
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Bordelois |
| Namesake | City of Bordeaux |
| Builder | Bordeaux |
| Laid down | January 1762 |
| Launched | 26 April 1763 |
| In service | July 1763 |
| Out of service | 19 June 1779 |
| Renamed | États d'Artois in 1779 |
| Captured | by HMS Romney on 1 July 1780 |
| Notes |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Artois |
| Acquired | captured by HMS Romney on 1 July 1780 |
| Fate | Sold February 1786 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,100 tonnes |
| Length | 50.7 m (166 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail, full-rigged ship |
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Bordelois was a 56-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the city of Bordeaux, and built by engineer Léon Guignace on a design by Antoine Groignard. Complete too late to serve in the Seven Years' War, she was razéed into a frigate and used as an East Indiaman. She was rebuilt into a frigate to serve in the War of American Independence. Captured by HMS Romney, she was brought into British service as HMS Artois.