Annibal-class ship of the line
The Annibal class was a class of two 74-gun ships of the French Navy. The type was one of the first achievements of Jacques-Noël Sané. His first design - on 24 November 1777 - was for a ship of 166 pieds (176 feet 11 inches) length, but he produced an amended design on 10 January 1779 for the Annibal, and a further amended design on 3 March 1780 for her near-sister Northumberland. Both ships were captured during the Fourth Battle of Ushant ("Bataille du 13 prairial an II" or "Glorious First of June") on 1 June 1794 off Ushant, and were added to but never commissioned into the British Navy.
- Builder: Brest Dockyard
- Ordered: 20 February 1778
- Launched: 5 October 1778
- Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 1 June 1794 and renamed HMS Achille, but broken up at Plymouth in February 1796.
- Builder: Brest Dockyard
- Ordered:
- Launched: 3 May 1780
- Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 1 June 1794 and named HMS Northumberland, but broken up at Plymouth in November 1795.
| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Annibal |
| Builders: | Brest |
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| In commission: | January 1779 - 1794 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | ship of the line |
| Tonnage: | 1,478 |
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| Beam: | 14.29 m (46.9 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 74 to 78 guns |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Annibal, Northumberland |
References
- Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen S. (2017) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4738-9351-1.
- Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen S. (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.
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