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Dauphin Royal

Dauphin Royal

Survived

French Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns70
WarsSeven Years' War, American War of Independence

70-gun ship, at Ushant in 1778 and the Saintes. Broken up in 1787.

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Armament and specifications

Armament

74 guns

  • Main battery: 26 × 36-pounders on the lower deck
  • Secondary battery: 28 × 18-pounders on the upper deck
  • Forecastle and quarterdeck: 16 × 8-pounders on the quarterdeck and forecastle
  • Poop 4 × 4-pounders on the poop (these were removed in 1751)

Armour

  • timber
BuilderBrest Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1735
Launched13 October 1738
Displacement2608 tonneaux
Length49.9 metres 155 French feet 10 inches
Complement550 men 6 officers

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

13 October 1738

20 November 1759 · Seven Years' War

Escaped to Rochefort

27 July 1778 · American War of Independence

12 April 1782 · American War of Independence

Fate

Survived

Broken up in 1787