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This is a list of French broadside battleships of the period 1640-1861:
Sections stating the ruler in power are provided as chronological references. Not quite complete yet.
- Monarque 94
- ? (ex-Algerine, captured 1665, ex-Dutch Giardino d'Olanda (Hollandsche Tuyn) 40)
- Thérèse 58 - Blew up 1669
- Soleil Royal (1670?) - Burnt at the Battle of Beachy Head, 1690
- Trident 44-50 (c. 1688) - Captured by England 1695, same name
- Maure 44-50 (1688) - Captured by Britain 1710, renamed Moor
- François 44-50 (c. 1688) - Deleted 1722
- Fleuron 50-56 (c. 1688)
- Fortuné 50-56 (1689) - Burnt 1707
- Invincible 54 - Captured by England 1694
- Perle 50-56 (c. 1690) - Lost 1709
- Adroit 44-50 (1691) - Sunk 1703
- Entendu 50-56 (1691) - Deleted 1701
- Indien 50-56 (c. 1692) - Lost 1699
- Capable 50-56 (1693) - Deleted 1706
- Bon 50-56 (c. 1693) - Deleted 1703
- Gaillard 50-56 (c. 1694) - Captured by Britain 1710
- Volontaire 44-50 (c. 1695) - Captured by England and destroyed, 1702
- Fougueux 50-56 (1695) - Captured by England 1696, sank 1696
- Téméraire 50-56 (1695) Deleted 1723
- Solide 50-56 (c. 1695) - Captured by England and destroyed, 1702
- Hope 70 (ex-English Hope, captured 1695)
- Mercure 50-56 (c. 1696) - Captured by England 1746
- Assuré 60 (1697) - Captured by England 1702 and renamed Assurance 70, BU 1712
- Hasard 52 (c. 1698) - Captured by England 1703, renamed Hazardous
- Adélaïde 44-50 (c. 1698) - Wrecked 1714
- Renommée 44-50 (c. 1699) - Deleted 1723
- Auguste 54 - Captured by England 1704
- Magnanime 74 - Wrecked and scutted 1705
- Fleur-de-lis 86 - Wrecked 1705
- Arrogant 60 - Captured by England 1705
- Ardente 66 - Captured by Netherlands 1705
- Marquis 56 - Captured by Netherlands 1705
- Toulouse 50-56 (c. 1703) - Captured by Britain 1711, renamed Thoulouse?
- Triton 50-56 (1703) - Deleted 1720
- Pendennis 48 (ex-English Pendennis, captured 1705)
- Protée 44-50 (1705) - Formerly Amphytrite. Deleted 1722
- Griffon 44-50 (c. 1705) - Captured by Britain 1712
- Lys (1705)
- Content 64 - Sunk 1706
- Bourbon 50-56 (c. 1706) - Captured by Netherlands 1707
- ? 50 (ex-Dutch Hardenbroek, captured 1706) - To Russia 1712 as Esperans 44
- Cumberland 80 (1695, ex-British Cumberland, captured 1707) - To Genoa 1715, to Spain 1717, renamed Principe de Asturias, captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718, to Austria 1720, renamed San Carlos, BU 1733
- Le Superbe (c. 1708) - Captured by Britain 1710 and renamed Superb 64, BU 1732
- Grand Vainqueur 54 (c. 1706, ex-Dutch Overwinnaer, captured 1708) - To Britain, to Russia 1712 as Viktoria
- Gloucester 60/64 (ex-British Gloucester, captured 1709) - To Genoa 1711, to Spain 1720, renamed Conquistador 62/64, stricken 1738
- Hampshire 50 (ex-British Hampshire, captured 1709)
- Le Beau Parterre (c. 1710, ex-Dutch Schonauwen, captured 1711) - Intended for Russia but captured on delivery voyage by Sweden 1713/14, renamed Kronskepp
- Invincible (74) - Captured by Britain 1747, wrecked 1758
- Content 50-56 (1717)
- Argonaute 44-50 (c. 1722)
- Néreïde 44-50 (c. 1722) Deleted 1743
- Parfaite 44-50 (1723) - Burned 1746
- Jason 50 (1724) - Captured by Britain 1747, same name
- Foudroyant (1724) - BU 1742
- Tigre 50-56 (1724)
- Alcyon 50-56 (1726) - Burnt 1757
- Gloire 44-50 (1727) - Captured by Britain 1747, renamed Glory
- Rubis 44-50 (c. 1728) - Captured by Britain 1747, same name
- Fleuron 64 (1730)
- Aquilon 44-50 (1733) - Destroyed 1756
- Diamant 56 (1733) - Captured by Britain 1747, renamed Isis
- Borée (1735)
- Dauphin-Royal 70 (1735/38)
- Apollon 50-56 (c. 1738) - Destroyed 1758
- Auguste 44-50 (1739) - Captured by Britain 1746, renamed Portland's Prize
- Mars (1739)
- St-Michel 60 (1741)
- Alcide 64 (c. 1742) - Captured by Britain 1754
- Lys - Captured by Britain 1754
- Royal-Louis 124 (-) - Burned 1742
- Caribou 50-56 (c. 1743) - Deleted 1757
- Tonnant 80 (1743)
- Aurore 44-50 (c. 1744) - Deleted 1753
- Oriflamme 50-56 (1744) - Captured by Britain 1761
- Ferme 50-56 - Captured by Britain 1746
- Arc-en-Ciel 50-56 (c. 1745) - Captured by British HMS Lichfield off Louisbourg, Nova Scotia 1756[1]
- Fier 50 (1745) - Deleted 1780
- Intrépide 74 (1747)
- Triton 64 (1747)
- Amphion 50 (1748)
- Hardi 64 (1748)
- Magnifique 74 (1749)
- Amphion 50-56 (1749) - Deleted 1787
- Hyppopotame 50-56 (c. 1749) - Renamed Fier Rodrigue 1776
- Aigle 50-56 (1750) - Stranded 1765
- Héros 74 (1750)
- Bizarre 64 (1751)
- Duc de Bourgogne 80 (1751)
- Lion 64 (1751)
- Hector 74 (1752)
- Guerrier 74 (1753) - Captured by Britain and destroyed at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- Vaillant 64 (1753)
- Diadème 74 (1756)
- Glorieux 74 (1756) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of the Saintes, 1782, renamed Glorious
- Océan (1756)
- Orient 74 (1756) - Wrecked in the East Indies 1782
- Minotaure 74 (1757)
- Protecteur 74 (1757)
- Souverain 74 (1757) - Renamed Peuple-Souverain c. 1794, captured by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- Fantasque 64 (1758)
- Robuste 74 (1758) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate
- Royal Louis 116 (1758) - BU 1772
- Sans Pareil 108 (c. 1760)
- ? (ex-Maltese San Salvadore, obtained 1760/61, ex-Turkish "Corona Ottomana" 70/80, mutinied and handed over 1760) - Returned to Turkey 1761
- Sagittaire 50 (1761) - Formerly 64 guns. Deleted 1787
- Bordelais 50-56 (1763) - Deleted 1778
- Ferme 50-56 (1763) - Deleted 1774
- Citoyen 74 (1763/64)
- Flamand 56 (1763)
- Provence 64 (1763)
- Union 64 (1763)
- Zélé 74 (1763)
- Ville de Paris 90 (1764) - Laid down as Impétueux. Enlarged to 104 guns, captured by Britain at the Battle of the Saintes, 1782
- Utile 50-56 (1764) - Deleted 1771 or 1780?
- Bien Aimé 114 (c. 1765)
- Artésien 64/74 (1765)
- Conquérant 74 (1765) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- Saint-Esprit 74/80 (1765) - Renamed Scipion 1794, storm 1795
- Vengeur 64 (1765)
- Palmier 74 (c. 1765)
- Bourgogne 74 (1766)
- Bretagne 110 (1766) - Renamed Révolutionnaire
- Couronne 80 (1766) - Renamed Ça Ira 1793, captured by Britain 1795, fire 1795/96
- Languedoc 80 (1766) - Renamed Anti-fédéraliste, renamed Victoire
- Marseillais 74 (1766) - Renamed Vengeur du Peuple, sank at the Glorious First of June, 1794
- Actif 74 (1767)
- Zodiaque 74 (1767)
- Indien 64 (1768)
- César 74 (1768) - Captured by Britain 1782, fire and explosion 1782
- Bien-Aimé 74 (1769)
- Dauphin 50-56 (c. 1770?) - Ex-Indiaman. Sold 1773
- Caton 64 (1770)
- Destin 74 (1770) - Scuttled by British at Toulon, 1793
- Victoire 74 (1770)
- Roland 64 (1771)
- Alexandre 64 (1771)
- Actionnaire 64 (1771)
- Fendant 74 (1772)
- Refléchi 64 (1772)
- Prothée 64 (1772)
- Éveillé 64 (1772)
Louis XV at the Musée de la Marine, Paris
- Alexandre 64 - Scuttled 1782
- Bizarre 64 - Wrecked 1782
- Brillant 64 (1774)
- Sévère 64 (1774)
- Solitaire 64 (1774)
- Palmier 74 (1776)
- Sphinx 64 (1776)
- Auguste 80 (1778) - Renamed Jacobin, renamed Neuf Thermidor, sank in storm 1795
- Hercule 74 (1778) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate
- Héros 74 (1778) - Scuttled by British at Toulon, 1793
- Neptune 74 (1778) - Wrecked in storm 1795
- Pluton 74 (1778)
- Scipion 74 (1778) - Captured by Britain 1793, fire and explosion 1793
- Annibal 74 (1778) - Renamed Achille 1786, captured by Britain at the Glorious First of June, 1794
- Jason 64 (1779) - Captured by Britain 1782, renamed Argonaut
- Magnanime 74 (1779)
- Northumberland 74 (1779) - Captured by Britain 1794
- Triomphant 80 (1779) - Scuttled by British at Toulon, 1793
- Invincible 110 (1780)
- Majestueux 110 (1780)
- Royal-Louis 110 (1780) - Renamed Républicaine, wrecked in storm 1794
- Terrible 110 (1780)
- Sceptre 74 (1780)
- Brave 74 (1781) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate
- Illustre 74 (1781) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate and renamed Scévola
- Hannibal 50 (1779, ex-British Hannibal, captured 1782) - Deleted 1782
- Dictateur 74 (launched 1782 at Toulon).
- Suffisant 74 (launched 1782 at Toulon) - scuttled by the British at Toulon, December 1793.
- Puissant 74 (launched 1782 at Lorient) - captured by the British at Toulon, August 1793 and added to the British Navy as HMS Puissant.
- Alcide 74 (launched 1782 at Rochefort).
- Censeur 74 (launched 1782 at Rochefort) - captured by the British in March 1795, retaken by the French in October 1795, and transferred to Spain in June 1799, BU 1799.
- Centaure 74 (launched 1782 at Toulon).
- Heureux 74 (launched 1782 at Toulon).
- Séduisant 74 (launched 1783 at Toulon) - renamed Pelletier in September 1793, then Séduisant again in May 1795.
- Mercure 74 (launched 1783 at Toulon).
- Téméraire Class (1782 onwards)
The Téméraire was the lead ship of the numerically largest class of battleships ever built to a single design. Designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, 97 vessels, each of 74 guns, were laid down between 1782 and 1813.
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- Téméraire (launched 1782 at Brest).
- Audacieux (launched 1784 at Lorient).
- Superbe (launched 1784 at Brest).
- Généreux (launched 1785 at Rochefort).
- Commerce de Bordeaux (launched 1785 at Toulon) - renamed Bonnet Rouge in January 1794, then Timoléon in February 1794.
- Ferme (launched 1785 at Brest) - renamed Phocion in October 1792, transferred to Spain 1793, renamed Le Ferme again, stricken 1808 at La Guaira.
- Fougueux (launched 1785 at Lorient) - Sunk at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805.
- Patriote (launched 1785 at Brest).
- Commerce de Marseille (launched 1785 at Toulon) - renamed Lis in July 1786 (before completion), then Tricolore in October 1792.
- Borée (launched 1785 at Lorient) - renamed Ça Ira in April 1794, then Agricola in June 1794.
- Orion (launched 1787 at Rochefort) - renamed Mucius Scaevola in November 1793, then shortened to Mucius in the same month.
- Léopard (launched 1787 at Brest).
- Entreprenant (launched 1787 at Lorient).
- Impétueux (launched 1787 at Rochefort).
- Apollon (launched 1788 at Rochefort) - renamed Gasparin in February 1794, then Apollon again in May 1795, and finally Marceau in December 1797.
- America (launched 1788 at Brest).
- Duquesne (launched 1788 at Toulon).
- Duguay-Trouin (launched 1788 at Brest) - burnt by the British at Toulon, 1793.
- Tourville (launched 1788 at Lorient).
- Aquilon (launched 1789 at Rochefort) - captured by the British at Aboukir (Battle of the Nile) 1798 and added to the British Navy as HMS Aboukir.
- Jupiter (launched 1789 at Brest) - renamed Démocrate in March 1794, then Jupiter again in May 1795, and finally Batave in December 1797.
- Éole (launched 1789 at Lorient).
- Vengeur (launched 1789 at Brest).
- Jean Bart (launched 1790 at Lorient).
- Thésée (launched 1790 at Rochefort) - renamed Révolution in January 1793, then Finistere in February 1803.
- Scipion (launched 1790 at Toulon).
- Pompée (launched 1791 at Toulon) - captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and added to the British Navy as HMS Pompee', BU 1817.
- Suffren (launched 1791 at Brest) - renamed Redoutable in May 1794.
- Pyrrhus (launched 1791 at Rochefort) - renamed Mont Blanc in January 1793, then Trente-et-un Mai in April 1794, Républicain in April 1795 and finally Mont Blanc again in February 1796.
- Thémistocle (launched 1791 at Lorient) - scuttled by Britain at Toulon, 1793.
- Trajan (launched 1792 at Lorient) - renamed Gaulois in December 1797.
- Tonnant class (1787 onwards)
- Following his standard design for 74-gun ships (see Téméraire Class above), Jacques-Noël Sané then produced a standard design for an 80-gun ship, to which 8 ships were built.
- Tonnant (launched 1789 at Toulon) - captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the British Navy as HMS Tonnant.
- Indomptable (launched 1790 at Brest).
- Sans Pareil (launched 1793 at Brest).
- Dauphin Royal class
- Dauphin-Royal 120 (1791) - Renamed Sans Culotte 1792, renamed Orient 1795, blew up at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- États de Bourgogne 120 (1790) - Renamed Cote d'Or 1793, renamed Montagne 1793, renamed Peuple 1795, renamed Océan 1795
- Commerce de Marseille 120 (c. 1791) - Captured by Britain at Toulon, 1793, same name, BU 1802
- Austerlitz (1808) - BU 1837
- Friedland 114 (1840) - Laid down as L'Inflexible, renamed Duc de Bordeaux 1820, renamed 1830. Hulked and renamed Colosse, 1865, BU 1879
- Héros (1813) - BU 1828
- Vengeur 130 (1803) - Laid down as Peuple, renamed 1794. Renamed Impérial 1803, wrecked 1806/07
- Louis XIV 114 (1854) - Laid down as Tonnant, renamed 1854. Stricken 1880, BU 1882
- République Française 120 (1802) - Renamed Majestueux 1803, BU 1839
- Montebello 114 (1812) - Rebuilt 1851-52, stricken 1867, BU 1889
- L'Inflexible (-) - Laid down as Roi de Romme, renamed 1814. Not launched
- Royal Louis (-) - Laid down as L'Impérial, renamed 1814. Not launched, BU 1825
- Souverain 114 (1819) - Converted to steam 1857, stricken 1882, BU 1905
- Trocadéro (1824) - Laid down as Formidable, renamed 1823. Fire 1836
- Ville de Paris 114 (1850) - Laid down as Marengo, renamed Ville de Vienne 1814, renamed Comte d'Artois 1830. Rebuilt 1858, stricken 1882, BU 1898
- Monarque 110/130 (1810) - Renamed Wagram 1810, BU 1836
- Tonnant class (80-gun ships, continued)
- Figuires (launched 1795 at Toulon) - renamed Formidable in May 1795 - captured by the British in November 1805 and added to the British Navy as HMS Brave.
- Guillaume Tell (launched 1795 at Toulon) - captured by the British in March 1800 and added to the British Navy as HMS Malta.
- Franklin (launched 1797 at Toulon) - captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the British Navy as HMS Canopus, sold 1887.
- Dix-Huit Fructidor (launched 1799 at Rochefort) - renamed Foudroyant in February 1800.
- Indivisible (launched 1799 at Brest) - renamed Alexandre in February 1803 - captured by the British in February 1806 and added to the British Navy as HMS Alexandre.
- Suffren 74 (1791) - Renamed Redoutable 1794, sank after Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
- Mont Blanc 74 (1791/93) - Laid down as Pyrrhus, renamed Mont Blanc 1793, renamed Trente et un Mai 1794, renamed Républicain 1795, renamed Mont Blanc (again) 1796
- Alexandre 74 (ex-British Alexander, captured 1793) - Captured by Britain 1795, renamed Alexander
- Séduisant 74 - Wrecked 1796
- Barras 74 (1794?)
- Cassard 74 (c. 1794)
- Droits de l'Homme 74 (1794) - Wrecked 1797
- Héros 74 (1795)
- Duguay-Trouin 74 (1789/95/1800) - Captured by the United Kingdom 1805, renamed Implacable 1805, renamed Foudroyant 1943, scuttled 1949
- Formidable 74/80 (1795) - Captured by Britain 1795, renamed Belle Isle
- Argonaute 74 (1798) - Transferred to Spain 1806 as Argonauta, wrecked 1810.
- Berwick (1775, ex-British Berwick, captured 1795) - Captured by Britain and wrecked, 1805
- Aquilon 74 - Captured by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- Mercure 74 - Captured and destroyed by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- Heureux 74 - Captured and destroyed by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- Généreux 74 - Captured by Britain 1800
- Spartiate 74 - Captured by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- Commerce de Bordeaux 74 - Renamed Timoléon, destroyed by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
- (3 battleships) - Captured by Russia/Turkey 1799
- Dégo 64 (1765, ex-Maltese San Zacharia, captured 1798) - Captured by Britain 1800
- Athénien 64 (1798, ex-Maltese San Giovanni, captured 1798) - Captured by Britain 1800, storm 1806
- Duquesne 74
- Leander 53 (1780, ex-British Leander, captured 1798) - Captured by Russia 1799, returned to Britain, hospital ship 1806, renamed Hygeia 1813
- Alliance 74 (1783, ex-Spanish San Sebastian, obtained 1799) - Stricken 1807
- Aigle (c. 1799)
- Heros 80 (1801) - Captured by Spain 1808, renamed Heroe, Stricken 1839
- Hannibal 74 (1786, ex-British Hannibal, captured 1801)
- Conquérant 74 (1791, ex-Spanish Conquistador, obtained 1801) - Stricken 1804
- Intrépide 74 (1790, ex-Spanish Intrepido, obtained 1801) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, storm 1805
- Desaix 74 (1792, ex-Spanish Pelayo, obtained 1801) - Stricken 1804
- Ulysse 74 (1765, ex-Spanish San Genaro, obtained 1801) - Renamed Tourville, stricken 1822
- Atlas 74 (1754, ex-Spanish Atlante, obtained 1801) - Captured by Spain 1808, same name, BU 1817
- Constitution 74
- Dix-Août 74
"Fight of the
Guillaume Tell off Malta on the 30 March 1800"; tomb of
Denis Decres
- Achille 74 (c. 1803)
- Neptune 80 (1803) - Captured by Spain 1808, renamed Neptuno, BU 1820
- Algésiras 80 (1804) - Captured by Spain 1808, renamed Algeciras, stricken 1826
- Bucentaure 80 (1804?) - Flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar; sunk after the battle
- Pluton 74 (1805) - Captured by Spain 1808, same name, renamed Montañes, BU 1816
- Argonaute 74 (1755, ex-Spanish Vencedor/San Julian, obtained 1806) - Captured by Spain 1808, renamed Vencedor, wrecked 1810
- Marengo 74 - Captured by Britain 1807
- Brave 74 - Captured by Britain and foundered, 1807
- Jupiter 74 - Captured by Britain 1807, renamed Maida
- Diomède 74 - Wrecked 1807
- Charlemagne 74 (1807)
- Commerce de Lyon 74 (1807)
- Anversois 74 (1807)
- Illustre 74 (1807)
- Audacieux 74 (1807)
- Duguesclin 74 (1807)
- César 74 (1807)
- Thésée 74 (1807)
- Albanais 74
- Dalmate 74
- Triomphant 82 (c. 1809)
- Minerva 52 (ex-Portuguese Minerva, captured 1809)
- Sceptre 80
- Friedland 80 (1810)
- Tilsitt 80 (1810)
- Hymen 110
- Rivoli 74 (c. 1811) - Captured by Britain 1812
Bust of Napoleon at the Musée de la Marine, Paris
Imperial canot of Napoleon at the Musée de la Marine, Paris
- Lys 98 (1821)
- Montmorency (c. 1826)
- Jupiter 80 (1831)
- Généreux 74 (1831)
- Hercule 100 (1836)
- Inflexible 90 (c. 1839)
- Jemmapes 100 (1840)
- Tage 100 (1847)
- Valmy 120 (1847)
- Henri IV 100 (1848)
- Iéna 82
- Inflexible 82 - Same as previous Inflexible?
- Suffren 82
- Duperré 70
Napoléon, first steam battleship in history
- Napoléon 90 (1850) - Stricken 1876
- Charlemagne 80 (1851) - Transport 1867
- Austerlitz 86 (1852) - Stricken 1872
- Jean Bart 76 (1852) - Stricken 1869
- Duquesne 80 (1853) - Hulked 1867
- Fleurus 90 (1853) - Stricken 1869
- Prince Jerome 90 (1853) - Transport 1872
- Tourville 80 (1853) - Stricken 1872
- Navarin 90 (1854) - Transport 1873
- Ulm 90 (1854) - Hulk 1867
- Wagram 90 (1854) - Stricken 1867
- Bretagne 130 (1855) - Training ship 1866
- Algesiras 90 (1855) - Transport 1869
- Arcole 90 (1855) - Stricken 1870
- Redoutable 90 (1855) - Stricken 1869
- Eylau 90 (1856) - Stricken 1877
- Impérial 90 (1856) - Hulked 1869
- Alexandre 90 (1857) - Stricken 1877
- Duguay-Trouin 82 - Stricken 1872
- Tage 82 - Transport 1875
- Turenne 82 - Stricken 1867
- Breslaw 80 - Stricken 1872
- Bayard 80 - Stricken 1872
- Donawerth 80 - Stricken 1880
- Tilsitt 80 - Stricken 1872
- St Louis 80 - Training ship 1881
- Fontenoy 80 - Transport 1881
- Ville de Nantes 90 (1858) - Stricken 1872
- Castiglione 90 (1860) - Stricken 1881
- Massena 90 (1860) - Stricken 1879
- Ville de Bordeaux 90 (1860) - Stricken 1879
- Ville de Lyon 90 (1861) - Stricken 1883
[edit] References
- A history of the French navy, from its beginnings to the present day (1973) - E. H. Jenkins ISBN 0356041964
- Conway's All the world's fighting ships, 1860-1905 (1979) - Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0851771335
- The 50-gun ship (c. 1997) - Rif Winfield ISBN 1861760256
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