Annibal-class ship of the line
| 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 |
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 Third Battle of Ushant ("Bataille du 13 prairial an II" or "Glorious First of June") on 1 June 1794 off Ushant, but were not commissioned into the British Navy.
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