Franklin — French 80-gun Ship

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A fleet at anchor in a bay. Not a named portrait of the ship.

Overview

Franklin (80) is already on the Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview as one of three 80-gun ships in Brueys d’Aigalliers François-Paul — French Admiral’s line with Tonnant — French 80-gun Ship and Guillaume Tell — French 80-gun Ship.¹

Service

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The French line of thirteen ships of the line was anchored bow-to-stern from north-west to south-east in Aboukir Bay — Egypt. Eleven ships of the line were captured or destroyed. Guillaume Tell escaped; Franklin is not named among the four that got away.²

Sources

• @knight2005pursuit — pp. 281–320
• @white2005nelson
• @adkin2005trafalgar
• Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview

Related

Navigation

• MOC_Ships_Maritime
• Individual_Ships_Index

Same Battle

• Tonnant — French 80-gun Ship
• Guillaume Tell — French 80-gun Ship
• Spartiate — French Ship of the Line
• L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship
• Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview
• Aboukir Bay — Egypt

Cross-Domain

• Egyptian Expedition 1798–1801
• Age of Sail — Era Overview

Footnotes

1. 80 guns; one of three with Tonnant and Guillaume Tell: Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview. ↩

2. Line anchored bow-to-stern; eleven taken or destroyed; not named among the four that escaped: same battle note. Do not add a later British name or a captain until a page is licensed. ↩