César-class ship of the line
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
César |
| Builders: |
Toulon |
| Operators: |
 French Navy |
| 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: | 74 guns:
- Lower gundeck: 28 × 36-pounder long guns
- Upper gundeck: 30 × 24-pounder long guns
- Forecastle and Quarter deck:
- 16 × 8-pounder long guns
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| 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.