Plans of the sister-ship Protée
History
France
Name	Roland
Ordered	29 January 1770[1]
Builder	Brest [1]
Laid down	22 January 1770 [1]
Launched	14 February 1771 [1]
Commissioned	September 1771 [1]
Decommissioned	28 February 1779 [1]
Fate	Destroyed by fire 28 February 1779
General characteristics
Class and type	Artésien-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1480 bm
Length	50.2 metres
Beam	13.2 metres
Depth of hold	6.4 metres
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	26 × 24-pounder long guns 28 × 12-pounder long guns 10 × 6-pounder long guns

Roland was an Artésien-class 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1771.

Career

From 1773 to 1775, Roland was the flagship of the Second voyage of Kerguelen.

Roland took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Gilart de Larchantel.^[2]

Fate

Roland was destroyed in an accidental fire in Brest on 22 February 1779, along with the nearby frigate Zéphyr.^[1]

Citations

References

• Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
• Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
• Monaque, Rémi (2000). Les aventures de Louis-René de Latouche-Tréville, compagnon de La Fayette et commandant de l'Hermione (in French). Paris: SPM. ISBN 9782901952343. OCLC 491636125.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
• Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.