Artésien-class ship of the line
The Artésien class was a type of 64-gun ships of the line of the French Navy. A highly detailed and accurate model of Artésien, lead ship of the class, was part of the Trianon model collection and is now on display at Paris naval museum.
 Model of Artésien | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Artésien |
| Operators |  French Navy |
| In commission | 1771-1785 [1] |
| Planned | 5 [1] |
| Completed | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Displacement | 1200 tonnes [2] |
| Length | 52.2 m (171 ft) [2] |
| Beam | 13.2 m (43 ft) [2] |
| Draught | 6.4 m (21 ft) [2] |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Ships in class
- Builder:
- Begun:
- Launched: 1765
- Completed:
- Fate:
- Alexandre
- Builder:
- Begun:
- Launched: 1771
- Completed:
- Fate:
- Builder:
- Begun:
- Launched: 1771
- Completed:
- Fate:
- Builder:
- Begun:
- Launched: 1772
- Completed:
- Fate:
- Builder:
- Begun:
- Launched: 1772
- Completed:
- Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 24 February 1780 and commissioned as HMS Prothee. Used as a prison ship from 1799 and broken up September 1815[3]
References
- Roche, p. 507
- Roche, p. 52
- Colledge, J.J. (2003). Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century to the present (Rev.. ed.). Chatham. p. 260. ISBN 1-85367-566-0.
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