- César class ship of the line
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Class overview Name: César Builders: Toulon Operators: French Navy Completed: 3 General characteristics Type: Ship of the line Displacement: 1500 tonnes Length: 54.6 metres Beam: 14.1 metres Draught: 6.7 metres Propulsion: Sail Armament: 74 guns:
- Lower gundeck: 28 x 36-pdr long guns
- Upper gundeck: 30 x 24-pdr long guns
- Forecastle and Quarter deck:
- 16 x 8-pdr long guns
Armour: Timber Notes: Ships in class include: César, 74-gun ships of the line. - Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Launched: 3 Aug 1768
- Fate: Captured & burnt by the British at the Battle of The Saintes, Apr 1782
- edit] Sources and 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.[page needed][self-published source?]
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