Souverain-class ship of the line

Scale model of Protecteur on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris. This model is a 64-gun, probably mislabeled.
Class overview
Name: Souverain class
Builders: Toulon[1]
Operators:  French Navy
Completed: 2
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Displacement: 1530 tonnes[1]
Length: 54.6 m (179 ft 2 in)[1]
Beam: 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) [1]
Draught: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)[1]
Propulsion: Sail
Armament: 74 guns
Armour: Timber

The Souverain class was a type of two 74-gun ships of the line.

Ships

Builder: Toulon
Ordered: 25 October 1755
Launched: December 1755
Fate: Captured by the British after the Battle of the Nile, 2 August 1798.
Builder: Toulon
Ordered: 15 February 1782
Launched: 19 December 1782
Fate: Hulked in 1784


Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roche, vol.1, p.364

    References

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