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| Beam : | 14.1 meters |
| Draught : | 7.3 meters |
The Scipion Class was a class of three 74-gun ships built to a design by François-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers, the ingénieur-constructeur en chef at Rochefort Dockyard. These were the shortest 74-gun ships built by France since the 1750s, and they were found to lack stability as a consequence. The third ship - originally the Pluton - was 'girdled' (sheathed) with 32 cm of pine at Rochefort in 1799 to overcome her instability, and the design of two further ships ( see Argonaut Class) ordered at the same dockyard in 1779 were lengthened .
| Nationality | France |
| Nominal Guns | 74 |
| Approved | 1778 |
| Designer | François-Guillaume Clairain des LauriersFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1738-1768 |
| Rate | Third Rate |
| Type | Ship of the Line |
| Designed Crew | |
| Ships in Class | 3 |
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| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
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| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 53.8 | 1500 | ||||||||
Le Scipion (74)
1778-1782 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 1778 | Rochefort - Aunis | 19.9.1778 | 18.10.1782 | Sunk in Action | 170' 0" | 44' 0" | 22' 0" | 1,500 | |
L'Hercule (74)
1778-1794 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1795 Renamed "Hydre" | 1778 | Rochefort - Aunis | 5.10.1778 | 6.1794 | Razeed | 170' 0" | 44' 0" | 22' 0" | 1,500 | |
Le Pluton (74)
1778-1805 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1797 Renamed "Dugommier" | 1778 | Rochefort - Aunis | 5.11.1778 | 1805 | Broken Up | 53.8 | 1500 | |||