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Hector Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns74
Approved1755
Designer
Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1755-1789
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew626
Ships in Class2

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     164' 0"145' 6"43' 0"20' 6"1,450
L'Hector (74) 1755-1782
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownToulon - Provence 23.7.175512.4.1782Captured164' 0"145' 6"43' 0"20' 6"1,450
Le Centaure (74) 1757-1759
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownToulon - Provence 17.3.175718.8.1759Captured175' 8"148' 3 ¼"47' 5"20' 0"1,773 1994

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