Annibal class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name:Annibal
Builders:Brest
Operators:French Navy
Royal Navy
In commission:January 1779 - 1794
Completed:2
General characteristics
Type: ship of the line
Displacement: 1500 tonnes
Length: 54.7 metres
Beam: 14.3 metres
Draught: 7.2 metres
Propulsion: Sail
Armament: 74 to 78 guns
Notes: Ships in class include: Annibal, Northumberland

The Annibal class was a type of 74-gun ship of the French Navy. The type was one of the first achievements of Jacques-Noël Sané. Both ships were captured during the Third Battle of Ushant ("Bataille du 13 prairial an II" or "Glorious First of June").

Builder: Brest shipyard
Ordered: 20 February 1778
Launched: 5 October 1778
Fate: captured by the Royal Navy and broken up
Builder: Brest shipyard
Ordered:
Launched: 3 May 1780
Fate: captured by the Royal Navy and broken up