Magnifique-class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name	Magnifique
Builders	Toulon
Operators	French Navy
In service	1750 - 1798
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Displacement	1500 tonnes
Length	53.6 m (175 ft 10 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	74 guns 16 x 8-pdr long guns
Armour	Timber
Notes	Ships in class include: Magnifique, Guerrier,

The Magnifique class was a type of three 74-gun ships of the line.

• Magnifique

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Launched: 1750

Fate: 1782, Grounded on sandbar off Lovells Island, Boston, MA, USA

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• Guerrier

Builder: Toulon

Ordered: 18 September 1750

Launched: 9 September 1753

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