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	Naval History of Great Britain - Vol II
	Appendix	389

No. 15.

See p. 252.

A list of ships of the line and frigates, late belonging to the French navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1798.

		Name.	How, when, and where lost.
Gun-ship
120		Orient	Destroyed by fire, August 1, in the action with Rear-admiral Nelson's fleet, in Aboukir bay.
80	(K)	Franklin	Captured on the same occasion.
80	(K)	Tonnant
74	(M)	Aquilon
	(M)	Spartiate
	(O)	Conquérant
	(O)	Peuple-Souverain
	...	Guerrier
	...	Heureux
	...	Mercure
	...	Timoléon	Destroyed on the same occasion by her own crew, after having been run on shore.
	(M)	Hercule	Captured, April 21 by the Mars 74, near the Bec du Raz, coast of France.
	(M)	Hoche	Captured October 12, by Sir John Borlase Warren's squadron, on the north-west coast of Ireland.
	...	Quatorze-Juillet	Accidentally burnt, May 1, at Lorient.
Gun-frigate
40	(Z)	Loire	Captured, October 18, by the Anson 44, off coast of Ireland.
	(Z)	Seine	Captured, June 30, by the Jason and Pique frigates, in the Passage Breton, coast of France.
	(B)	Immortalité	Captured, October 20, by the Fisgard 38, near Brest.

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