Souverain-class ship of the line

Class overview

Name:	Souverain
Builders:	Toulon
Operators:	French Navy
Completed:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Displacement:	1530 tonnes
Length:	54.6 metres
Beam:	14.3 metres
Draught:	7 metres
Propulsion:	Sail
Armament:	74 guns
Armour:	Timber
Notes:	Ships in class include: Souverain, Protecteur

The Souverain class was a type of two 74-gun ships of the line.

Builder: Toulon

Ordered: 25 October 1755

Launched: December 1755

Fate: Captured by the British after the Battle of the Nile, 2 August 1798.

Builder: Toulon

Ordered: 15 February 1782

Launched: 19 December 1782

Fate: Burnt by the British after the Battle of the Nile, 2 August 1798

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80-gun two-decker			Saint-Esprit class
								Deux Frères				Bucentaure class
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74-gun two-decker	Hector class
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				Citoyen class
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