César-class ship of the line
Appearance
Class overview | |
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Name | César |
Builders | Toulon |
Operators | ![]() |
Completed | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship of the line |
Displacement | 1500 tonnes |
Length | 54.6 m (179 ft) |
Beam | 14.1 m (46 ft) |
Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament | |
Armour | Timber |
Notes | Ships in class include: César, Destin, Zélé |
The César class was a type of three 74-gun ships of the line.
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Launched: 3 Aug 1768
- Fate: Captured & burnt by the British at the Battle of The Saintes, Apr 1782
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Launched: 21 Oct 1777
- Fate: Captured by the British at Toulon Aug 1793 & burnt by them there Dec 1793
- Builder: Toulon (plans by Coulomb)
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1 July 1763
- Fate: Broken up May 1806
Sources and references
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.[page needed][self-published source?]