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Sceptre Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns74
Approved1747
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew606
Ships in Class3

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 838.00 French Livre (904.37 lbs 410.20 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 x French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 x French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     165' 0"157' 0"43' 0"20' 6"1,500
Le Sceptre (74) 1747-1781
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownBrest - Brittany 17473.1781Last known165'157'43'20' 6"1,500'
Le Monarque (74) 1747-1747
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownBrest - Brittany 3.174714.10.1747Captured174' 10"149' 10"47' 2 ½"20' 1 ½"1,776 1794
L'Intrépide (74) 1747-1781
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownBrest - Brittany 24.3.17477.1781Burnt165'157'43'20' 6"1,500

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