Magnifique-class ship of the line
The Magnifique class was a type of three 74-gun ships of the line.
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1750
- Fate: 1782, Grounded on sandbar off Lovells Island, Boston, MA, USA
- Entreprenant
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched:
- Fate:
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 18 September 1750
- Launched: 9 September 1753
- Fate: Burnt by the British after the Battle of the Nile, 2 August 1798
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Magnifique |
| Builders | Toulon |
| Operators |  French Navy |
| In service | 1750 - 1798 |
| Completed | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Displacement | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 53.6 m (175 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 74 guns
|
| Armour | Timber |
| Notes | Ships in class include: Magnifique, Guerrier, Entreprenant |
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