Recent updates


Recent Comments

Mars Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns64
Approved1740
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew466
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 510.00 French Livre (550.39 lbs 249.65 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 x French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 x French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 x French 6-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     149' 0" 40' 6"19' 0"1,100
Le Mars (64) 1740-1746
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownBrest - Brittany 5.174010.1746Captured159' 3"128' 10 ¾"44' 9 ¼"18' 4"1,373 8894
L'Alcide (64) 1743-1755
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
10.1741Brest - Brittany 6.12.17438.6.1755Captured159' 0"128' 4 ½"44' 10 ¼"18' 2 ⅜"1,373 7594

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page







Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01James Daschuk
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56AvM
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37Jon Miller
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33Jon Miller
British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:26Jon Miller