French ship César (1768)
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César was a 74-gun ship of the French Navy. Ordered in the spring of 1767 from the Toulon shipyard, she was launched on 3 August 1768. César saw service in the American War of Independence, during which she was destroyed in the Battle of the Saintes.
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The end of the César, by François Aimé Louis Dumoulin. | |
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Name | César |
Namesake | Caesar |
Ordered | 10 March 1767 |
Builder | Toulon |
Laid down | August 1767 |
Launched | 3 August 1768 |
In service | November 1768 |
Fate | Blew up on 12 April 1782 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | César class ship of the line |
Displacement | 1500 tonnes |
Length | 54.6 m (179 ft) |
Beam | 14.1 m (46 ft) |
Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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