French ship Foudroyant (1724)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Foudroyant.

The Foudroyant was a first-rate ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, designed by Hélie.

Portrait of Foudroyant by Auguste Mayer
History
France
Name	Foudroyant
Builder	Brest
Laid down	January 1723
Launched	April 1724
Fate	Broken up 1742
General characteristics
Class & type	First-rate ship of the line
Displacement	3700 French tonnes
Tons burthen	2400 tonnes
Length	56.5 m (185 ft)
Beam	15.3 m (50 ft)
Draught	7.8 m (26 ft)
Armament	110
Armour	timber

Foudroyant never took to sea, and was broken up between 1742 and 1743.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.