French ship Royal Louis (1758)
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Royal Louis.
 Model of the fictitious ship Sans-Pareil that defined the type of Royal Louis | |
| History | |
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 France
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| Namesake: | Louis of France |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | June 1757 |
| Launched: | May 1759 |
| Completed: | July 1762 |
| Struck: | 1772 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1773 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | First-rate ship of the line |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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| Armour: | timber |
The Royal Louis was a first-rate 116-gun ship of the line of the Royal French Navy, built in 1757-59 by Jacques-Luc Coulomb at Brest. She was the fourth ship to bear the name, and the only ship of the Sans-Pareil design ever built.
In 1771, when in dry dock, she was damaged beyond repair and eventually demolished in 1772.
A 1/18 scale model on display at Paris naval museum is thought to represent Royal Louis.
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.
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