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 metres |
| Beam: | 14 metres |
| Draught: | 6.6 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
74 guns
|
| Armour: | Timber |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Magnifique, Guerrier, Entreprenant |
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