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Sceptre Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns74
Approved1720
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew556
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 792.00 French Livre (854.73 lbs 387.68 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 x French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 x French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 x French 4-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     152' 0"134' 0"42' 0"21' 0"1,500
Le Sceptre (74) 1720-1745
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownBrest - Brittany 7.17201745Broken Up152'134'42'21'1,500
Le Bourbon (74) 1720-1741
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownBrest - Brittany 9.172013.4.1741Foundered152'134'42'21'1,500

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