Whitcombe's Saintes image shows the French flagship Ville de Paris engaged with HMS Barfleur. Despite her French-derived name, Barfleur was a British-designed and British-built 90-gun second-rate ship of the line. Her construction cost is quoted at roughly £49,000. Her sisters included Prince George, Princess Royal, and Formidable. Her service list names the Chesapeake, St Kitts, the Saintes, Mona Passage, the Glorious First of June, Groix, Cape St Vincent, and Cape Finisterre. The list follows the same British-built ship through eight actions, well beyond the encounter shown in the painting.
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HMS Barfleur's British construction and long battle record
Use Whitcombe's Ville de Paris scene to trace the British-built 90-gun HMS Barfleur and eight actions named in her service record.