Souverain-class ship of the line explained

The Souverain class was a type of two 74-gun ships of the line.

Ships

Builder: Toulon

Ordered: 25 October 1755

Launched: December 1755

Fate: Captured by the British after the Battle of the Nile, 2 August 1798.

Builder: Toulon

Ordered: 29 May 1757

Launched: 22 May 1760

Fate: Hulked in 1784

References

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922 . 364.