HMS Belliqueux (1758)

Belliqueux was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1756.

She was captured on 2 November 1758 by HMS Antelope in the Irish Sea.

[2] She was found by Antelope anchored off Ilfracombe, Antelope opened fire but the French ship surrendered without having fired a shot in return.

[3]: 11 She was taken into the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Belliqueux.

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Belliqueux at Roseau , Dominica on 6 June 1761