This is a list of French broadside battleships of the period 1640-1861:
Sections stating the ruler in power are provided as chronological references. Not quite complete yet.

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Louis XIV

• Monarque 94
• ? (ex-Algerine, captured 1665, ex-Dutch Giardino d'Olanda (Hollandsche Tuyn) 40)
• Courtisan 40
• Croissant 44
• Thérèse 58/70 - Blew up 1669
• Soleil Royal (1670?) - Burnt at the Battle of Beachy Head, 1690
• Illustre 70
• Téméraire 50
• Admirable 68
• Terrible 70
• Conquerant 70
• Prince 50
• Bourbon 50
• Hazardeux 38
• Alcyon 46
• Vaillant 50
• Foudroyant 70
• Brave 54
• Aquilon 50
• Tonnant 58
• Saint-Philippe 78
• Grand 70
• Duc 50
• Éole 38
• Oriflamme 50
• Excellent 50
• Arrogant 38
• Fort 60
• Rubis 46
• Galant 46
• Sans-Pareil 66
• Superbe 70
• Sage 50
• Hardi 38
• Heureux 50
• Invincible 70
• La Reine 104
• Orgueilleux 70
• Breton 56
• Jeux 40
• Pompeux 72
• Sceptre 80
• Saint-Esprit 70
• Saint-Michel 60
• Sirène 44
• Trident 44-50 (c. 1688) - Captured by England 1695, same name
• Maure 44-50 (1688) - Captured by Britain 1710, renamed Moor
• François 44-50 (c. 1688) - Deleted 1722
• Fleuron 50-56 (c. 1688)
• Fortuné 50-56 (1689) - Burnt 1707
• Invincible 54 - Captured by England 1694
• Perle 50-56 (c. 1690) - Lost 1709
• Adroit 44-50 (1691) - Sunk 1703
• Entendu 50-56 (1691) - Deleted 1701
• Indien 50-56 (c. 1692) - Lost 1699
• Capable 50-56 (1693) - Deleted 1706
• Bon 50-56 (c. 1693) - Deleted 1703
• Gaillard 50-56 (c. 1694) - Captured by Britain 1710
• Volontaire 44-50 (c. 1695) - Captured by England and destroyed, 1702
• Fougueux 50-56 (1695) - Captured by England 1696, sank 1696
• Téméraire 50-56 (1695) Deleted 1723
• Solide 50-56 (c. 1695) - Captured by England and destroyed, 1702
• Hope 70 (ex-English Hope, captured 1695)
• Mercure 50-56 (c. 1696) - Captured by England 1746
• Assuré 60 (1697) - Captured by England 1702 and renamed Assurance 70, BU 1712
• Hasard 52 (c. 1698) - Captured by England 1703, renamed Hazardous
• Adélaïde 44-50 (c. 1698) - Wrecked 1714
• Renommée 44-50 (c. 1699) - Deleted 1723
• Auguste 54 - Captured by England 1704
• Magnanime 74 - Wrecked and scutted 1705
• Fleur-de-lis 86 - Wrecked 1705
• Arrogant 60 - Captured by England 1705
• Ardente 66 - Captured by Netherlands 1705
• Marquis 56 - Captured by Netherlands 1705
• Toulouse 50-56 (c. 1703) - Captured by Britain 1711, renamed Thoulouse?
• Triton 50-56 (1703) - Deleted 1720
• Pendennis 48 (ex-English Pendennis, captured 1705)
• Protée 44-50 (1705) - Formerly Amphytrite. Deleted 1722
• Griffon 44-50 (c. 1705) - Captured by Britain 1712
• Lys (1705)
• Content 64 - Sunk 1706
• Bourbon 50-56 (c. 1706) - Captured by Netherlands 1707
• ? 50 (ex-Dutch Hardenbroek, captured 1706) - To Russia 1712 as Esperans 44
• Cumberland 80 (1695, ex-British Cumberland, captured 1707) - To Genoa 1715, to Spain 1717, renamed Principe de Asturias, captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718, to Austria 1720, renamed San Carlos, BU 1733
• Le Superbe (c. 1708) - Captured by Britain 1710 and renamed Superb 64, BU 1732
• Grand Vainqueur 54 (c. 1706, ex-Dutch Overwinnaer, captured 1708) - To Britain, to Russia 1712 as Viktoria
• Gloucester 60/64 (ex-British Gloucester, captured 1709) - To Genoa 1711, to Spain 1720, renamed Conquistador 62/64, stricken 1738
• Hampshire 50 (ex-British Hampshire, captured 1709)
• Le Beau Parterre (c. 1710, ex-Dutch Schonauwen, captured 1711) - Intended for Russia but captured on delivery voyage by Sweden 1713/14, renamed Kronskepp

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Louis XV

Aft of Soleil Royal, by Jean Bérain the Elder

• Content 50-56 (1717)
• Argonaute 44-50 (c. 1722)
• Néreïde 44-50 (c. 1722) Deleted 1743
• Parfaite 44-50 (1723) - Burned 1746
• Jason 50 (1724) - Captured by Britain 1747, same name
• Foudroyant (1724) - BU 1742
• Tigre 50-56 (1724)
• Alcyon 50-56 (1726) - Burnt 1757
• Gloire 44-50 (1727) - Captured by Britain 1747, renamed Glory
• Rubis 44-50 (c. 1728) - Captured by Britain 1747, same name
• Fleuron 64 (1730)
• Aquilon 44-50 (1733) - Destroyed 1756
• Diamant 56 (1733) - Captured by Britain 1747, renamed Isis
• Borée (1735)
• Dauphin-Royal 70 (1735/38)
• Apollon 50-56 (c. 1738) - Destroyed 1758
• Auguste 44-50 (1739) - Captured by Britain 1746, renamed Portland's Prize
• Le Terrible (74) (launched 1739 at Toulon) - Captured by the RN in October 1747 and added to the RN as HMS Terrible, BU in 1763
• Mars (1739)
• St-Michel 60 (1741)
• Alcide 64 (c. 1742) - Captured by Britain 1754
• Lys - Captured by Britain 1754
• Royal-Louis 124 (-) - Burned 1742
• Caribou 50-56 (c. 1743) - Deleted 1757
• Tonnant 80 (1743)
• L'Invincible (74) (launched 1744 at Rochefort) - Captured by the RN in May 1747 and added to the RN as HMS Invincible, wrecked in February 1758
• Le Magnanine (74) (launched 1744 at Rochefort) - Captured by the RN in January 1748 and added to the RN as HMS Magnanime, BU in 1775.
• Aurore 44-50 (c. 1744) - Deleted 1753
• Oriflamme 50-56 (1744) - Captured by Britain 1761
• Ferme 50-56 - Captured by Britain 1746
• Arc-en-Ciel 50-56 (c. 1745) - Captured by British HMS Lichfield off Louisbourg, Nova Scotia 1756^[1]
• Fier 50 (1745) - Deleted 1780
• Le Conquerant (74) (launched 1747 at Brest)
• L'Intrépide (74) (launched 1747 at Brest)
• Le Sceptre (74) (launched 1747 at Brest)
• Triton 64 (1747)
• Amphion 50 (1748)
• Hardi 64 (1748)
• Magnifique 74 (1749)
• Amphion 50-56 (1749) - Deleted 1787
• Hyppopotame 50-56 (c. 1749) - Renamed Fier Rodrigue 1776
• Aigle 50-56 (1750) - Stranded 1765
• Héros 74 (1750)
• Bizarre 64 (1751)
• Duc de Bourgogne 80 (1751)
• Lion 64 (1751)
• Hector 74 (1752)
• Guerrier 74 (1753) - Captured by Britain and destroyed at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
• Vaillant 64 (1753)
• Diadème 74 (1756)
• Glorieux 74 (1756) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of the Saintes, 1782, renamed Glorious
• Océan (1756)
• Orient 74 (1756) - Wrecked in the East Indies 1782
• Minotaure 74 (1757)
• Protecteur 74 (1757)
• Souverain 74 (1757) - Renamed Peuple-Souverain c. 1794, captured by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
• Fantasque 64 (1758)
• Robuste 74 (1758) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate
• Royal Louis 116 (1758) - BU 1772
• Sans Pareil 108 (c. 1760)
•  ? (ex-Maltese San Salvadore, obtained 1760/61, ex-Turkish "Corona Ottomana" 70/80, mutinied and handed over 1760) - Returned to Turkey 1761
• Sagittaire 50 (1761) - Formerly 64 guns. Deleted 1787
• Bordelais 50-56 (1763) - Deleted 1778
• Ferme 50-56 (1763) - Deleted 1774
• Citoyen 74 (1763/64)
• Flamand 56 (1763)
• Provence 64 (1763)
• Union 64 (1763)
• Zélé 74 (1763)
• Ville de Paris 90 (1764) - Laid down as Impétueux. Enlarged to 104 guns, captured by Britain at the Battle of the Saintes, 1782, sank 1782
• Utile 50-56 (1764) - Deleted 1771 or 1780?
• Bien Aimé 114 (c. 1765)
• Artésien 64/74 (1765)
• Conquérant 74 (1765) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
• Saint-Esprit 74/80 (1765) - Renamed Scipion 1794, storm 1795
• Vengeur 64 (1765)
• Palmier 74 (c. 1765)
• Bourgogne 74 (1766)
• Bretagne 110 (1766) - Renamed Révolutionnaire
• Couronne 80 (1766) - Renamed Ça Ira 1793, captured by Britain 1795, fire 1795/96
• Languedoc 80 (1766) - Renamed Anti-fédéraliste, renamed Victoire
• Marseillais 74 (1766) - Renamed Vengeur du Peuple, sank at the Glorious First of June, 1794
• Actif 74 (1767)
• Zodiaque 74 (1767)
• Indien 64 (1768)
• César 74 (1768) - Captured by Britain 1782, fire and explosion 1782
• Bien-Aimé 74 (1769)
• Dauphin 50-56 (c. 1770?) - Ex-Indiaman. Sold 1773
• Caton 64 (1770)
• Destin 74 (1770) - Scuttled by British at Toulon, 1793
• Victoire 74 (1770)
• Roland 64 (1771)
• Alexandre 64 (1771)
• Actionnaire 64 (1771)
• Fendant 74 (1772)
• Refléchi 64 (1772)
• Prothée 64 (1772)
• Éveillé 64 (1772)

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Louis XVI

Louis XV at the Musée de la Marine, Paris

• Alexandre 64 - Scuttled 1782
• Bizarre 64 - Wrecked 1782
• Brillant 64 (1774)
• Sévère 64 (1774)
• Solitaire 64 (1774)
• Palmier 74 (1776)
• Sphinx 64 (1776)
• Auguste 80 (1778) - Renamed Jacobin, renamed Neuf Thermidor, sank in storm 1795
• Hercule 74 (1778) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate
• Héros 74 (1778) - Scuttled by British at Toulon, 1793
• Neptune 74 (1778) - Wrecked in storm 1795
• Pluton 74 (1778)
• Scipion 74 (1778) - Captured by Britain 1793, fire and explosion 1793
• Annibal 74 (1778) - Renamed Achille 1786, captured by Britain at the Glorious First of June, 1794, BU 1796
• Jason 64 (1779) - Captured by Britain 1782, renamed Argonaut
• Magnanime 74 (1779)
• Northumberland 74 (1779) - Captured by Britain 1794
• Triomphant 80 (1779) - Scuttled by British at Toulon, 1793
• Invincible 110 (1780)
• Majestueux 110 (1780)
• Royal-Louis 110 (1780) - Renamed Républicaine, wrecked in storm 1794
• Terrible 110 (1780)
• Sceptre 74 (1780)
• Brave 74 (1781) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate
• Illustre 74 (1781) - Razéed to 50-gun frigate and renamed Scévola
• Hannibal 50 (1779, ex-British Hannibal, captured 1782) - Deleted 1782

• Pégase class (1781 onwards) - Designed by Antoine Groignard, this class comprised six 74-gun ships
  • Pégase (launched 1781 at Brest) - Captured by the British in April 1782 and added to the British Navy as HMS Pégase, BU 1815
  • Dictateur (launched 1782 at Toulon) - Renamed Liberté in September 1792, captured by the British at Toulon, August 1793, burnt December 1793, repaired by the French but was BU in 1807
  • Suffisant (launched 1782 at Toulon) - Scuttled by the British at Toulon, December 1793
  • Puissant (launched 1782 at Lorient) - Captured by the British at Toulon, August 1793 and added to the British Navy as HMS Puissant, sold in 1816
  • Alcide (launched 1782 at Rochefort) - Burnt in action with the British at Fréjus, July 1795
  • Censeur (launched 1782 at Rochefort) - Captured by the British in March 1795, retaken by the French in October 1795, and transferred to Spain in June 1799, BU 1799

• Centaure class (1782 onwards) - Designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise, these four 74-gun ships were all built at Toulon
  • Centaure (launched 1782 at Toulon) - Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt there, December 1793
  • Heureux (launched 1782 at Toulon) - Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken by the French in December 1793 but burnt at Aboukir (Battle of the Nile) in August 1798
  • Séduisant (launched 1783 at Toulon) - Renamed Pelletier in September 1793, then Séduisant again in May 1795 - wrecked in December 1796
  • Mercure (launched 1783 at Toulon) - Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken by the French in December 1793 but burnt at Aboukir (Battle of the Nile) in August 1798

• Téméraire class (1782 onwards) - Téméraire was the lead ship of the numerically largest class of battleships ever built to a single design. Designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, 97 vessels, each of 74 guns, were laid down between 1782 and 1813. The first 31 of these, launched before the execution of Louis XVI, follow herewith:
  • Téméraire (launched 1782 at Brest) - BU at Brest 1803
  • Audacieux (launched 1784 at Lorient) - BU at Brest 1803
  • Superbe (launched 1784 at Brest) - Lost in a storm in January 1795
  • Généreux (launched 1785 at Rochefort) - captured by the RN in February 1800 and added to the RN as HMS Généreux, BU 1816
  • Commerce de Bordeaux (launched 1785 at Toulon) - Renamed Bonnet Rouge in January 1794, then Timoléon in February 1794, destroyed by Britain at the Battle of the Nile, August 1798
  • Ferme (launched 1785 at Brest) - Renamed Phocion in October 1792, transferred to Spain 1793, renamed Le Ferme again, stricken 1808 at La Guaira
  • Fougueux (launched 1785 at Lorient) - Sunk at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805.
  • Patriote (launched 1785 at Brest) - BU in 1833
  • Commerce de Marseille (launched 1785 at Toulon) - Renamed Lis in July 1786 (before completion), then Tricolore in October 1792
  • Borée (launched 1785 at Lorient) - Renamed Ça Ira in April 1794, then Agricola in June 1794.
  • Orion (launched 1787 at Rochefort) - Renamed Mucius Scaevola in November 1793, then shortened to Mucius in the same month
  • Léopard (launched 1787 at Brest)
  • Entreprenant (launched 1787 at Lorient)
  • Impétueux (launched 1787 at Rochefort)
  • Apollon (launched 1788 at Rochefort) - Renamed Gasparin in February 1794, then Apollon again in May 1795, and finally Marceau in December 1797
  • America (launched 1788 at Brest)
  • Duquesne (launched 1788 at Toulon)
  • Duguay-Trouin (launched 1788 at Brest) - Burnt by the British at Toulon, 1793
  • Tourville (launched 1788 at Lorient)
  • Aquilon (launched 1789 at Rochefort) - Captured by the British at Aboukir (Battle of the Nile) in August 1798 and added to the British Navy as HMS Aboukir
  • Jupiter (launched 1789 at Brest) - Renamed Démocrate in March 1794, then Jupiter again in May 1795, and finally Batave in December 1797
  • Éole (launched 1789 at Lorient)
  • Vengeur (launched 1789 at Brest)
  • Jean Bart (launched 1790 at Lorient)
  • Thésée (launched 1790 at Rochefort) - Renamed Révolution in January 1793, then Finistere in February 1803
  • Scipion (launched 1790 at Toulon)
  • Pompée (launched 1791 at Toulon) - Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and added to the British Navy as HMS Pompee', BU 1817.
  • Suffren (launched 1791 at Brest) - Renamed Redoutable in May 1794 - Captured by the British but sank after Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
  • Pyrrhus (launched 1791 at Rochefort) - Renamed Mont Blanc in January 1793, then Trente-et-un Mai in April 1794, then Républicain in April 1795 and finally Mont Blanc again in February 1796
  • Thémistocle (launched 1791 at Lorient) - scuttled by Britain at Toulon, 1793
  • Trajan (launched 1792 at Lorient) - Renamed Gaulois in December 1797

• Tonnant class (1787 onwards) - Following his standard design for 74-gun ships (see Téméraire class above), Jacques-Noël Sané then produced a standard design for an 80-gun ship, to which 8 ships were built
  • Tonnant (launched 1789 at Toulon) - Captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile, August 1798 and added to the British Navy as HMS Tonnant
  • Indomptable (launched 1790 at Brest)
  • Sans Pareil (launched 1793 at Brest)

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French Revolution

French ship Océan

• Dauphin Royal class - Three-deckers of 118 guns (usually called 120-gun), designed by Jacques-Noël Sané.
  • Commerce de Marseille 120 (1788) - Captured by Britain at Toulon, 1793, same name, BU 1802
  • Dauphin-Royal 120 (1791) - Renamed Sans Culotte 1792, renamed Orient 1795, blew up at the Battle of the Nile, 1798
  • États de Bourgogne 120 (1790) - Renamed Cote d'Or 1793, renamed Montagne 1793, renamed Peuple 1795, renamed Océan 1795
  • Vengeur 130 (1803) - Laid down as Peuple, renamed 1794. Renamed Impérial 1803, wrecked 1806/07
  • République Française 120 (1802) - Renamed Majestueux 1803, BU 1839

• Tonnant class (80-gun ships, continued)
  • Figuires (launched 1795 at Toulon) - Renamed Formidable in May 1795 - captured by the British in November 1805 and added to the British Navy as HMS Brave
  • Guillaume Tell (launched 1795 at Toulon) - Captured by the British in March 1800 and added to the British Navy as HMS Malta
  • Franklin (launched 1797 at Toulon) - Captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the British Navy as HMS Canopus, sold 1887
  • Dix-Huit Fructidor (launched 1799 at Rochefort) - Renamed Foudroyant in February 1800.
  • Indivisible (launched 1799 at Brest) - renamed Alexandre in February 1803 - Captured by the British in February 1806 and added to the British Navy as HMS Alexandre

• Téméraire class (74-gun ships, continued)
  • Tigre (launched 1793 at Brest)
  • Tyrannicide (launched 1793 at Lorient) - renamed Desaix August 1800.
  • Nestor (launched 1793 at Brest) - renamed Cisalpin December 1797, then Aquilon February 1803.
  • Alexandre (launched 1794 at Rochefort - renamed Jemmapes immediately after launch - condemned 1820 and became a pontoon at Rochefort.
  • Barra (launched 1794 at Toulon) - renamed Pégase in October 1795, then Hoche in December 1797.
  • Marat (launched 1794 at Rochefort) - renamed Formidable in May 1795.
  • Droits de l'Homme (launched 1794 at Lorient) - wrecked in January 1797.
  • Wattignies (launched 1794 at Lorient) - condemned at Brest 1808 and BU there 1809.
  • Cassard (launched 1795 at Lorient) - renamed Dix-Août in March 1798, then Brave in February 1803 - captured by the RN at San Domingo in February 1806.
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau (launched 1795 at Toulon) - renamed Marengo in December 1802 - captured by the RN in March 1806.
  • Viala (launched 1795 at Lorient) - Renamed Voltaire in October 1795, then Constitution in December 1795 and finally Jupiter in February 1803 - Captured by the RN in February 1806 and added to the RN as HMS Maida, sold 1814.
  • Spartiate (launched 1797 at Toulon) - Captured by the RN at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the RN as HMS Spartiate, BU 1857.
  • Hercule (launched 1797 at Lorient) - Captured by the RN in April 1798 and added to the RN as HMS Hercule, BU 1810.
  • Quatorze Juillet (launched 1798 at Lorient) - Burnt by accident in April 1798.
  • Argonaute (launched 1798 at Lorient) - Transferred to Spain 1806 as Argonauta, wrecked 1810.
  • Union (launched 1799 at Lorient) - renamed Diomede in February 1803 - Captured by the RN in February 1806 and burnt.
  • Duguay-Trouin (launched 1800 at Rochefort) - Captured by the RN in November 1805 and added to the RN as HMS Implacable, renamed Foudroyant 1943, scuttled 1949.
  • Aigle (launched 1800 at Rochefort) - Captured in October 1805 at Trafalgar by the RN, but lost in the subsequent storm.
  • Scipion (launched 1801 at Lorient) - Captured by the RN in November 1805 and added to the RN as HMS Scipion, BU 1819.
  • Héros (launched 1801 at Rochefort) - Captured by Spain in June 1808, renamed Heroe, stricken 1839 at Ferrol.

• Formidable 74/80 (1795) - Captured by Britain 1795, renamed Belle Isle

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• Alexandre 74 (ex-British Alexander, captured 1793) - Captured by the RN in 1795, renamed Alexander
• Berwick (1775, ex-British Berwick, captured 1795) - Captured by Britain and wrecked, 1805
• Dégo 64 (1765, ex-Maltese San Zacharia, captured 1798) - Captured by Britain 1800
• Athénien 64 (1798, ex-Maltese San Giovanni, captured 1798) - Captured by Britain 1800, storm 1806
• Duquesne 74
• Leander 53 (1780, ex-British Leander, captured 1798) - Captured by Russia 1799, returned to Britain, hospital ship 1806, renamed Hygeia 1813
• Alliance 74 (1783, ex-Spanish San Sebastian, obtained 1799) - Stricken 1807
• Aigle (c. 1799)
• Hannibal 74 (1786, ex-British Hannibal, captured 1801)
• Conquérant 74 (1791, ex-Spanish Conquistador, obtained 1801) - Stricken 1804
• Intrépide 74 (1790, ex-Spanish Intrepido, obtained 1801) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, storm 1805
• Desaix 74 (1792, ex-Spanish Pelayo, obtained 1801) - Stricken 1804
• Ulysse 74 (1765, ex-Spanish San Genaro, obtained 1801) - Renamed Tourville, stricken 1822
• Atlas 74 (1754, ex-Spanish Atlante, obtained 1801) - Captured by Spain 1808, same name, BU 1817

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First Empire

"Fight of the Guillaume Tell off Malta on the 30 March 1800"; tomb of Denis Decres

• Later Dauphin Royal class (118-gun ships, continued)
  • Austerlitz (launched 1808 at Toulon) - Condemned 1837 at Brest
  • Wagram (launched 1810 at Toulon) - Condemned 1837 at Brest
  • Impérial (launched 1811 at Toulon) - Renamed Royal Louis April 1814, renamed Impérial March 1815, renamed Royal Louis July 1815, condemned 1825 at Toulon
  • Montebello (launched 1812 at Toulon) - Rebuilt 1851-52, stricken 1867, BU 1889 at Toulon
  • Héros (launched 1813 at Toulon) - Condemned 1828 at Toulon

• Bucentaure class 80-gun ships designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, a modification of the 8-ship Tonnant class listed above. 21 ships were launched to this design, of which 16 were afloat by the end of 1814
  • Bucentaure (launched 1803 at Toulon) - Flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, sunk after the battle
  • Neptune (launched 1803 at Toulon) - Captured by Spain in June 1808, renamed Neptuno, BU 1820
  • Robuste (launched 1806 at Toulon) - Burnt October 1809
  • Ville de Varsovie (launched 1808 at Rochefort) - Captured by the RN in April 1809 and burnt
  • Donawerth (launched 1808 at Toulon) - BU 1824
  • Eylau (launched 1808 at Lorient) - BU 1829
  • Friedland (launched 1810 at Antwerp) - Transferred to the Dutch Navy in August 1814 and renamed Vlaming, BU 1823
  • Sceptre (launched 1810 at Toulon) - Condemned 1828
  • Tilsitt (launched 1810 at Antwerp) - Transferred to the Dutch Navy in August 1814 and renamed Neptunus, BU 1818
  • Auguste (launched 1811 at Antwerp) - Transferred to the Dutch Navy in August 1814 and renamed Illustre, BU 1827

• Téméraire class (74-gun ships, continued)
  • Magnanime (launched 1803) - Stricken 1816
• Achille 74 (c. 1803)
• Algésiras 80 (1804) - Captured by Spain 1808, renamed Algeciras, stricken 1826
• Argonaute 74 (1755, ex-Spanish Vencedor/San Julian, obtained 1806) - Captured by Spain 1808, renamed Vencedor, wrecked 1810
• Marengo 74 - Captured by Britain 1807
• Brave 74 - Captured by Britain and foundered, 1807
• Diomède 74 - Wrecked 1807
• Charlemagne 74 (1807)
• Commerce de Lyon 74 (1807)
• Anversois 74 (1807)
• Illustre 74 (1807)
• Audacieux 74 (1807)
• Duguesclin 74 (1807)
• César 74 (1807)
• Thésée 74 (1807)
• Albanais 74
• Dalmate 74
• Triomphant 82 (c. 1809)
• Minerva 52 (ex-Portuguese Minerva, captured 1809)
  • Hymen 110

• Pluton class - A revised design for 74-gun ships, by Jacques-Noël Sané, described officially as "the small model" specially introduced to be constructed at shipyards lacking the depth of water required to launch 74s of the Téméraire Class.
  • Pluton (launched 1805 at Toulon) - captured by Spain 1808, retained the same name, later renamed Montañes, BU 1816.
  • Rivoli (launched 1810 at Venice) - captured by the RN in February 1812, and added to the RN as HMS Rivoli, stricken 1819.

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Louis XVIII

Bust of Napoleon at the Musée de la Marine, Paris

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Charles X

Imperial canot of Napoleon at the Musée de la Marine, Paris

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Louis-Philippe

Valmy

• Later units of the 118-gun type, begun during the First Empire, were completed at various dates over the next few decades.
  • Friedland 114 (1840) - Laid down 1812 as L'Inflexible, renamed Duc de Bordeaux 1820, renamed 1830. Hulked and renamed Colosse in 1865, BU 1879.
  • Louis XIV 114 (1854) - Laid down as Tonnant, renamed 1854. Stricken 1880, BU 1882
  • L'Inflexible (-) - Laid down as Roi de Romme, renamed 1814. Not launched
  • Souverain 114 (1819) - Converted to steam 1857, stricken 1882, BU 1905
  • Trocadéro (1824) - Laid down as Formidable, renamed 1823. Fire 1836
  • Ville de Paris 114 (1850) - Laid down as Marengo, renamed Ville de Vienne 1814, renamed Comte d'Artois 1830. Rebuilt 1858, stricken 1882, BU 1898

• Lys 98 (1821)
• Montmorency (c. 1826)
• Jupiter 80 (1831)
• Généreux 74 (1831)
• Hercule 100 (1836)
• Inflexible 90 (c. 1839)
• Jemmapes 100 (1840)
• Tage 100 (1847)
• Valmy 120 (1847)
• Henri IV 100 (1848)
• Iéna 82
• Inflexible 82 - Same as previous Inflexible?
• Suffren 82
• Duperré 70

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Second Republic

The French Second Republic (often simply Second Republic) was the republican regime of France from February 25, 1848 to December 2, 1852. ...

Second Empire

Napoléon, first steam battleship in history

• Napoléon 90 (1850) - Stricken 1876
• Charlemagne 80 (1851) - Transport 1867
• Austerlitz 86 (1852) - Stricken 1872
• Jean Bart 76 (1852) - Stricken 1869
• Duquesne 80 (1853) - Hulked 1867
• Fleurus 90 (1853) - Stricken 1869
• Prince Jerome 90 (1853) - Transport 1872
• Tourville 80 (1853) - Stricken 1872
• Navarin 90 (1854) - Transport 1873
• Ulm 90 (1854) - Hulk 1867
• Wagram 90 (1854) - Stricken 1867
• Bretagne 130 (1855) - Training ship 1866
• Algesiras 90 (1855) - Transport 1869
• Arcole 90 (1855) - Stricken 1870
• Redoutable 90 (1855) - Stricken 1869
• Eylau 90 (1856) - Stricken 1877
• Impérial 90 (1856) - Hulked 1869
• Alexandre 90 (1857) - Stricken 1877
• Duguay-Trouin 82 - Stricken 1872
• Tage 82 - Transport 1875
• Turenne 82 - Stricken 1867
• Breslaw 80 - Stricken 1872
• Bayard 80 - Stricken 1872
• Donawerth 80 - Stricken 1880
• Tilsitt 80 - Stricken 1872
• St Louis 80 - Training ship 1881
• Fontenoy 80 - Transport 1881
• Ville de Nantes 90 (1858) - Stricken 1872
• Castiglione 90 (1860) - Stricken 1881
• Massena 90 (1860) - Stricken 1879
• Ville de Bordeaux 90 (1860) - Stricken 1879
• Ville de Lyon 90 (1861) - Stricken 1883

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References

• A history of the French navy, from its beginnings to the present day (1973) - E. H. Jenkins ISBN 0356041964
• Conway's All the world's fighting ships, 1860-1905 (1979) - Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0851771335
• The 50-gun ship (c. 1997) - Rif Winfield ISBN 1861760256

Footnotes

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See also

• History of the French Navy
• Category:French Navy ships of the line
• Category:Royal Navy ships of the line
• Océan type 118-gun ship of the line

The French navy is affectionately known as The Gayest Navy(the Royal), for its supposed attachement to the monarchy; it is to be noted that some of the greatest heroes of the First Republic were in the French Navy (Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca, Robert Surcouf, Latouche-Tréville). ... The Orient-type ships of the line were a series of 14 first-rate 118-gun ships of the line of the French navy, designed by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané. The first of the series was the Océan. ...

External links

• Répertoire de vaisseau de ligne français de 1781 à 1815