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Magnifique-class ship of the line

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Class overview
NameMagnifique
BuildersToulon
Operators French Navy
In service1750 - 1798
Completed3
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Displacement1500 tonnes
Length53.6 metres
Beam14 metres
Draught6.6 metres
PropulsionSail
Armament74 guns
16 x 8-pdr long guns
ArmourTimber
NotesShips in class include: Magnifique, Guerrier, Entreprenant

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
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