French ship Bien-Aimé (1769)

Bien-Aimé was a 74-gun ship of the French Navy.

Construction
Bien-Aimé was built for the French East India Company, but the French Navy purchased her while under construction.

Career
In 1777, Bien-Aimé was under Captain de Bougainville. The next year, at the outbreak of the War of American Independence, she was part of the squadron under Admiral Lamotte-Picquet, and took part in the action of 2 May 1781.

On 24 April 1781,Bien-Aimé departed Brest, under François Pierre Huon de Kermadec, in the squadron of Admiral Lamotte-Picquet, along with the 110-gun Invincible, the 74-gun Actif, and the 64-gun ships Alexandre, Hardi and Lion, and the frigates Sibylle and Néréide and cutters Chasseur and Levrette.

Fate
Bien-Aimé was struck from the Navy lists in 1784, and broken up the year after.