Tales of Shipwrecks and Adventures at Sea, edited by James Lidnridge and published in 1846, opened its story about the wreck of the Droits de l’Homme with the following passage: “The action which was fought between the Droits de l’Homme, a large French two-decker, and two British frigates, under the command of Sir Edward Pellew, and Captain Robert Reynolds, on the 13th of January, 1797, was one of the most remarkable in naval history, both from the singularity of its circumstances, and the appalling nature of its result.”
Ship Name: Droits de l’Homme
Nationality: French
Year Built: 1794
Ship Type: Ship of the Line
Year Wrecked: 1797
Location of Wreck: Audierne Bay. France
Reason for Wreck: Ran Aground in Sea Battle
Lives Lost: No Solid Number but Possibly Over a Thousand
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