page_title: Saint Louis (1752 ship)
hierarchical_section_title: Saint Louis (1752 ship)
caption_attribution_description: English: The action between the English East Indiaman Pitt and French ship St Louis was a minor event which occurred off Fort St David, near Pondicherry. When Commodore Wilson, the captain of the ‘Pitt’ tried to engage the ‘St Louis’ in blowy weather he was unable to operate his lower tier of guns. So he was forced to break off the engagement after a brief exchange and escaped by out-sailing the Frenchman. The painting shows the two ships firing into each other, with the ‘Pitt’ on the left. The painting is inscribed ‘Commodore Wilson of the ‘Pitt’ engaging the ‘St Louis’ French ship of the line belonging to the Squadron of Monsieur de Ache on the 28th Septem 1759’, although the date written is incorrect. Français&#160;: Le Pitt attaquant le navire français le Saint-Louis, navire de l'escadre du comte d'Aché, le 29 septembre 1758 près de Pondichéry. L'attaque est repoussée. (Date affichée sur le tableau, 28 sept 1759)
context_page_description: Saint Louis was a French East Indiaman, launched on 27 July 1752. She served in the Indian Ocean where she participated in three battles and at least one single-ship action. In 1768, she became a careening hulk in Lorient.
context_section_description: Saint Louis was a French East Indiaman, launched on 27 July 1752. She served in the Indian Ocean where she participated in three battles and at least one single-ship action. In 1768, she became a careening hulk in Lorient.
caption: Pitt engaging St Louis, by Lawson Dunn, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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