French ship Magnanime (1779) image
History
France
Name	Magnanime [1]
Namesake	Magnanimous [1]
Builder	Rochefort [1]
Laid down	October 1778 [1]
Launched	27 August 1779 [1]
In service	December 1779 [1]
Out of service	1792 [1]
Fate	Broken up 1793
General characteristics
Class and type	Magnanime class ship of the line
Displacement	1800 tonnes
Length	55.6 m (182 ft)
Beam	14.3 m (47 ft)
Draught	6.8 m (22 ft)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	74 guns: 28 × 36-pounder long guns 30 × 18-pounder long guns 16 × 8-pounder long guns
Armour	Timber

The Magnanime was a 74-gun of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Career

She took part in the American War of Independence in De Grasse's squadron, under Captain Le Bègue de Germiny, most notably in the Battle of the Chesapeake, in the Battle of St. Lucia, and in the Battle of the Saintes.^[2]

In 1782 or 1783, she was under Sainte-Eulalie.^[3]

Fate

Magnanime was broken up in Brest in 1793.^[1]

Citations

References

• Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.