French Navy ships of the line

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French Navy ships of the line were large, heavily armed sailing warships that formed the core of France’s battle fleets during the age of sail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf class of warship
sailing ship type
armament broadside-mounted naval guns
carronades
constructionMaterial wood
countryOfOrigin French First Empire
linked to: First French Empire

French First Republic
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of the French
Second French Empire
designInnovation powerful 118-gun three-deckers
standardized 74-gun design
developedFrom ship of the line concept
feature heavy broadside firepower
multiple continuous gun decks
square-rigged masts
laterDevelopment steam-powered ships of the line
navalArchitecturalInfluence influenced by French naval architects such as Jacques-Noël Sané
notableShip Austerlitz
Bucentaure
Commerce de Marseille
Héros
Majestueux
Montebello
Orient
Redoutable
Souverain
Tonnant
Valmy
Ville de Paris
Wagram
opposedTo Royal Navy ships of the line
primaryRole fleet engagement
line of battle combat
propulsion sail
standardType 74-gun ship of the line
status obsolete by late 19th century
supersededBy ironclad warships
timePeriod Age of Sail
typicalArmamentRange 50 to 120 guns
typicalGunDecks three gun decks
two gun decks
usedBy French Navy
usedInConflict American Revolutionary War
Crimean War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Spanish Succession

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Sané 118-gun design usedBy French Navy ships of the line
Scipion category Ships of the line of the French Navy
linked to: French Navy ships of the line