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Lys-class ship of the line

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Class overview
NameLys class
Operators French Navy
In service10 September 1746 – 1762
Completed3
Lost2
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Tonnage1,100 t
Length
  • 179 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
  • 143 ft 6 in (43.74 m) (keel)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Depth of hold19 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

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]

Ships

Builder: Brest Dockyard
Ordered: January 1745
Launched: 10 September 1746
Fate: Captured, 1755
Builder: Brest Dockyard
Ordered: January 1745
Launched: March 1747
Fate: Captured, 1747
Builder: Brest Dockyard
Ordered: January 1745
Launched: 16 September 1747
Fate: Foundered, 1762

References

  1. ^ "French Lys Class". threedecks.org. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  2. ^ Rif Winfield & Stephen S Roberts: French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786.