French ship Foudroyant (1724)

From SpottingWorld, the Hub for the SpottingWorld network...
Career (France) French Navy Ensign
Name: Foudroyant
Builder: Brest
Laid down: January 1723
Launched: April 1724
General characteristics
Class and type: First-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 2400 tonnes
Length: 56.5 metres
Beam: 15.3 metres
Draught: 7.8 metres
Armament: 110
Armour: timber

The Foudroyant was a First-rate ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, designed by Hélie.

Foudroyant never took to sea, and was broken up between 1742 and 1743.

References

  • Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche