Artésien-class ship of the line

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.

Model of Artésien
Class overview
Name: Artésien
Operators:  French Navy
In commission: 1771-1785 [1]
Planned: 5 [1]
Completed: 5
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
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

Ships in class
Builder:
Begun:
Launched: 1765
Completed:
Fate:
  • Alexandre
Builder:
Begun:
Launched: 1771
Completed:
Fate:
Builder:
Begun:
Launched: 1771
Completed:
Fate:
Builder:
Begun:
Launched: 1773
Completed:
Fate:
Builder:
Begun:
Launched: 1773
Completed:
Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 24 February 1780 and commissioned as HMS Prothee. Used as a prison ship from 1799 and broken up September 1815[3]
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References
  1. Roche, p. 507
  2. Roche, p. 52
  3. Colledge, J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century to the present (Rev.. ed.). Chatham. p. 260. ISBN 1-85367-566-0.

Sources
  • 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.
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