foudroyant:
one definition —
Occurring suddenly and severely. Used of a disease.
HMS Foudroyant was an 80-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, one of only two British-built 80-gun ships of the period
(launched in 1798 - served as a flagship for Nelson for about 1 year)
The
Foudroyant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1750. She was captured during the Battle of Cartagena 17 February 1758 and served in the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS
Foudroyant. Horatio Nelson's cousin, Stephen Hammick, was the 2
nd of HMS
Monmouth when it captured
Foudroyant.
This was the HMS Foudroyant the ship you cited was named for.
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