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Artésien class ship of the line
Model of Artésien
Class overview
Name: Artésien
Operators:  French Navy
In commission: 1771-1785 [1]
Planned: 5 [1]
Completed: 5
General characteristics
Class & type: Artésien-class
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:
Armour: Timber

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.

  • Artésien
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Begun:
Launched: 1765
Completed:
Fate:
  • Alexandre
Builder:
Begun:
Launched: 1771
Completed:
Fate:
Builder:
Begun:
Launched: 1771
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Fate:
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Launched: 1773
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  • Protée
Builder:
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Launched: 1773
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Sources and references[]

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671–1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. 

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Roche, p.507
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Roche, p.52
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