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Florissant Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns74
Approved1750
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew656
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 838.00 French Livre (904.37 lbs 410.20 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 x French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 x French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     166' 0" 45' 0"22' 3"1,500
Le Florissant (74) 1750-1761
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownRochefort - Aunis 11.8.17509.1761Condemned166' 45'22' 3"1,500
Le Prudent (74) 1753-1758
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownRochefort - Aunis 28.7.175326.7.1758Sunk in Action166' 45'22' 3"1,500

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