Jean Bart (2002)

50.9864°N 2.1177°E / 50.9864; 2.1177

History
France
Name	Jean Bart
Namesake	Jean Bart
Owner	Association Tourville
Builder	Gravelines, France
Laid down	2002
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Tonnage	1400
Length	57 m (187 ft)
Beam	15 m (49 ft)
Height	17 m (56 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
Armament	84 gun, Premier ship of the line

The Corsaire Jean Bart, a native of Dunkirk

Jean Bart is the name given to the replica of a 1670, 84-gun, ship-of-the-line, that is being constructed by the Association Tourville at Gravelines, Dunkirk, to the plans of the seventeenth century ship builder Colbert. It has European funding through the Heroes2c programme.

Jean Bart, the corsaire

Jean Bart was a native of Dunkirk (Dunkerque).

The project

The project is being managed by the Association Tourville. The keel of the ship was laid down in 2002, and it expected that it will take 20 years to complete. It uses traditional seventeenth century open air ship building techniques and it is hoped to preserve these skills for another generation. The ship is being built next to the Basin Vauban, in Gravelines, France.^[1]

From 2010 to 2013 it had the support of the European Development Fund's Interreg IV, Heroes2c scheme.

See also

• Medway Queen, also funded by Heroes2c
• New Belgica, also funded by Heroes2c
• Hermione (2014), reproduction of the 1779 Hermione.