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	64 guns: 26 × 24-pounder long guns 28 × 12-pounder long guns 10 × 6-pounder long guns [2]
Armour	Timber

Ships in class

• Artésien

Builder:

Begun:

Launched: 1765

Completed:

Fate:

• Alexandre

Builder:

Begun:

Launched: 1771

Completed:

Fate:

• Roland

Builder:

Begun:

Launched: 1771

Completed:

Fate:

• Éveillé

Builder:

Begun:

Launched: 1772

Completed:

Fate:

• Protée

Builder:

Begun:

Launched: 1772

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]