Lys-class ship of the line

The Lys-class ships of the line were a series of three 64-gun third-rate ships of the line, designed for the French Navy by Jacques-Luc Coulomb.^[1][2]

Class overview
Name	Lys class
Operators	French Navy
In service	10 September 1746 – 1762
Completed	3
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Tonnage	1,100 t
Length	179 ft (55 m) (gundeck) 143 ft 6 in (43.74 m) (keel)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft (5.8 m)
Armament	64 guns: Lower gundeck: 26 x 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 x 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 x 6 pdrs Forecastle: 4 x 6 pdrs

Ships

• Lys

Builder: Brest Dockyard

Ordered: January 1745

Launched: 10 September 1746

Fate: Captured, 1755

• Fougueux

Builder: Brest Dockyard

Ordered: January 1745

Launched: March 1747

Fate: Captured, 1747

• Dragon

Builder: Brest Dockyard

Ordered: January 1745

Launched: 16 September 1747

Fate: Foundered, 1762