Annibal-class ship of the line

Class overview

Name:	Annibal
Builders:	Brest
Operators:	French Navy Royal Navy
In commission:	January 1779 - 1794
Completed:	2
General characteristics
Type:	ship of the line
Displacement:	1500 tonnes
Length:	54.7 m (179 ft)
Beam:	14.3 m (47 ft)
Draught:	7.2 m (24 ft)
Propulsion:	Sail
Armament:	74 to 78 guns
Notes:	Ships in class include: Annibal, Northumberland

The Annibal class was a type of 74-gun ship of the French Navy. The type was one of the first achievements of Jacques-Noël Sané. Both ships were captured during the Third Battle of Ushant ("Bataille du 13 prairial an II" or "Glorious First of June").

Annibal

Builder: Brest shipyard

Ordered: 20 February 1778

Launched: 5 October 1778

Fate: captured by the Royal Navy and broken up

Northumberland

Builder: Brest shipyard

Ordered:

Launched: 3 May 1780

Fate: captured by the Royal Navy and broken up

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