Artésien class ship of the line

Model of Artésien
Class overview
Name:	Artésien
Operators:	French Navy
In commission:	1771-1785 [1]
Planned:	5 [1]
Completed:	5
General characteristics
Class and type:	Artésien-class
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

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.

• Artésien

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Launched: 1765

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• Alexandre

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Launched: 1771

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• Roland

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Launched: 1771

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• Éveillé

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Launched: 1773

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• Protée

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Launched: 1773

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Sources and references

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

References

1. Roche, p.507
2. Roche, p.52