List of ships of the line of France

This is a list of French ships of the line of the period 1621–1870. Battlefleet units in the French Navy were categorised as vaisseaux as distinguished from lesser warships such as frigates. The vaisseaux were classified according to size and/or firepower into a series of Rangs, roughly equivalent to the system of Rates used by the British Navy, although these did not correspond exactly. By 1671 there was a system of five Rangs, which officially pertained for over a century; the first three of these Rangs comprised the battlefleet vaisseaux, while the Fourth and Fifth Rangs comprised the larger frigates. In practice, by the early decades of the 18th century the formal ranking system among the vaisseaux had in practice been overtaken by a division based on the number of carriage guns borne in practice by individual ships.
The article is divided into sections according to the Head of State at the time, which names are provided as chronological references.
Note that throughout this article the term "-pounder" refers to French pre-metric units of weight, which were almost 8% greater than UK/US units of the same name; every other maritime power likewise established its own system of weights and each country's 'pound' was different from that of every other nation. Similarly, French pre-metric units of length were 6.575% longer than equivalent UK/US units of measurement; the pre-metric French foot was equivalent to 324.8394 mm, whereas the UK/US foot equalled 304.8 mm. These differences should be taken into account in any calculations based on the units given below.

Valois-Angoulême dynasty (1515 to 1589)

Francis I was the first of the five French Kings of the Valois-Angoulême dynasty, who reigned from 1515 to 1589:

Francis I
Henry II – second son of Francis I
Francis II – eldest son of Henry II
Charles IX – third son of Henry II
Henry III – fourth son of Henry II

The application of the Salic law meant that with the extinction of the Valois in the male line, the Bourbons succeeded to the throne as descendants of Louis IX.
Very few of the names of French ships of this era are known.Grande Française

''Caraquon''

Henri IV (1589 to 1610)

Lune ex-Dutch Maan, built 1604 at Amsterdam
''Saint Louis''

Louis XIII (1610 to 1643)

The first seven years of this reign were under the Regency of Marie de Médicis, the consort of Henri IV – Louis XIII's father, who had been assassinated in 1610. Following the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré and the Siege of La Rochelle, and in line with his general efforts to enhance the prestige and status of France in Europe, Cardinal Richelieu had a number of warships purchased from Holland, and eventually built in France by Holland-instructed French engineers. The largest of these early ships of the line, such as the famous 72-gun [French ship French ship Couronne (1768)|Couronne (1636)|Couronne] launched in 1638, would mount a number of guns comparable to later units of the 18th and 19th century, but the brunt of these ships would mount between 20 and 40 guns. The artillery was also comparatively lighter: the Couronne mounted 18-pounder long guns on her main battery, where any of the numerous 74-gun ships of the line that formed the backbone of the Navy from the late 18th century would mount 36-pounder long guns and 18-pounders would become common on frigates.

Ships of the Line ("vaisseaux")

Ours d'Or – not mentioned after 1624

Dutch-built vessels
* Pellicorne – condemned 1640
* Saint Esprit – not mentioned after 1624
* Galion de Guise – Flagship of the Flotte du Levant 1621–22; accidentally burnt at Barcelona on 2 July 1642
* Grand Galion de Malte – returned to the Order of Malta in 1623 Saint Jean – disarmed 1637Saint Michel – not mentioned after 1623
Vessels purchased in January 1625 at Blavet from the Order of the Milice Chrétienne; on 18 January all five were captured by Huguenot forces in a raid, but were retaken or destroyed by the King's forces later in 1625
* Saint Basile – disposal unknown
* Saint François – destroyed in action 17 September 1625
* Saint Jean – converted to fireship 1640
* Saint Louis de Nevers – disposal unknown
* Saint Michel – deleted 1629

When Richelieu decided to renew the French Royal Navy in 1625, he began by ordering a number of warships to be built in Holland, as the French shipbuilding industry was not at that date capable of constructing them in sufficient quantity. However, in the interim, before these new ships could be built, he arranged to fill the gap by leasing or hiring a number of Dutch and English ships. In June 1625 he procured twenty Dutch warships, of which one was lost in action on 16 July and another on 17 September; the remaining eighteen ships were returned to the Dutch on 10 March 1626. In July 1625 he also hired the English Second rate warship Vanguard, and in August added six ships hired from the English East India Company; all these were returned to their owners on 26 May 1626. As these were never at any date owned by the French, they are excluded from the list below.Corail – not mentioned after 1639Europe – condemned 1645Fortune – sold January 1650Hercule – deleted by 1635Licorne – lost off Sardinia 1643

Vierge 48 – Captured by the Rochellais, blew up at Ile de Ré on 17 September 1625Espérance de Dieu Grand Saint Louis Navire du Roi 52 guns – sold in December 1649 and broken up 1650Vaisseau de la Reine 40 guns – wrecked in July 1639 off Morbihan.Neptune – a frigate Saint Charles Cygne Marguerite du Ponant Madeleine de Brest Saint Louis de Saint Jean de Luz – 3rd Rank ship of 26 guns – built at Saint-Jean-de Luz Couronne 72 guns – taken to pieces 1643 – 1645
Amsterdam-built vessels, all begun in 1637 and launched in February 1638
* Cardinal 42 guns – taken to pieces in 1662
* Faucon 26 guns – deleted May 1661
* Triomphe 30 guns – taken to pieces 1662
* Triton 26 guns – captured by the English in September 1652
* Victoire 34 guns – sank off Naples in October 1654
* Vierge 34 guns – wrecked at Messina on 22 November 1650Dauphin 24 guns – condemned May 1661Lion Couronné 28 or 36 guns – captured by the Spanish 17 June 1651Sourdis 34 guns – deleted May 1661Lune class. Two sisters of 36–46 guns built at Indret from 1640 to 1643 by Jean de Werf
* Lune – sank off Toulon in November 1664
* [French ship French ship Soleil (1642)|Soleil (1642)|Soleil] – renamed Hercule in June 1671, then Marquis a month later – sold August 1672Léopard class. Two sisters of 28–30 guns built at Indret from 1640 to 1644 by Jean de Werf
* Léopard – delivered to the Spanish in April 1651 by mutinous crew
* Tigre – sank off Sardinia 23 September 1664

Captured or otherwise acquired from foreign navies in the Louis XIII era

Note only prizes put into service with the Marine Royale are included here.Lion d'Or 24–32 guns – captured by Spanish galleys at Collioure in May 1641.Vaisseau Anglais – probably sold 1628Saint Georges de Londres 24 guns – probably returned to the EnglishTrois Fanaux d'Amsterdam – disposal unknown.

Four Spanish vessels captured at Passaje by Sourdis in July 1638
* Almirante 36 guns – struck 1650
* D'Oquendo 38 guns – burnt by the English in 1650
* Maquedo 40 guns – burnt by accident in April 1644
* Olivarez 28 guns – condemned and struck 1648Amiral de Galice – probably renamed Vice-amiral de Biscaye and burnt by accident in April 1644Dantzig – probably sold 1649
Four Spanish vessels captured in June 1642 to September 1643
* Saint Thomas d'Aquin – deleted May 1661
* Saint Paul – sank in the Mediterranean 1648
* Saint Jacques de Dunkerque – sold in January 1650
* Saint Jacques du Portugal – deleted 1648Grand Anglais 34 guns – sold in January 1650

Louis XIV (1643 to 1715)

The first eight years of this reign were under the Regency of Anne of Austria, the consort of Louis XIII, while French politics were dominated by Cardinal Jules Mazarin, who served as Chief Minister from 1642, and Louis XIV did not achieve personal rule until the death of Cardinal Mazarin in March 1661.
The French rating system was historically a division into three Ranks, but a new system of four Ranks was provisionally created in 1669; however a new system quickly replaced this in 1671. Earlier vessels are shown under the rating they were given in 1671 – in the case of vessels deleted prior to 1671, these are included according to the rate they would have been given in 1671 had they not been deleted. Under this new system, French major warships were from 1671 divided into five ranks or "Rangs"; ships of the line were divided into the highest three ranks.
The original rating system was thoroughly reformed under Jean-Baptiste Colbert's administration two years later, on 24 June 1671, and the overwhelming majority of French warships underwent name changes at that date; vessels are listed below under their original name at time of launching or acquisition, even if they subsequently were better known by the name they were given later.
Vessels of the Fourth and Fifth Ranks were categorised as frigates of the 1st Order and 2nd Order respectively; light frigates and even smaller vessels were excluded from the rating system.

First Rank Ships ("vaisseaux de Premier Rang")

From 1670, the First Rank could be categorised as ships of the line carrying more than 70 carriage guns ; in 1690 this was limit was effectively risen to ships carrying 80 or more guns.

''Vaisseaux de Premier Rang Extraordinaire''

The largest and most heavily armed First Rank ships, effectively those carrying 100 carriage guns or more, were placed in a sub-category of Vaisseaux de Premier Rang Extraordinaire. Only a few of these were built, but they always provided the flagships of the two Fleets – the Flotte du Levant and the Flotte du Ponant. They were all full three-deckers, i.e. with three full-length gun decks, with the uppermost of these surmounted by an armed forecastle, quarterdeck and poop.

[French ship French ship Royal Louis (1759)|Royal Louis (1668)|Royal Louis] 104 guns – renamed Royal Louis Vieux 1692 and broken up 1697. Nominally assigned 120 guns, but never carried more than 104.
Dauphin Royal 100, later 104 guns – broken up 1700
Royal Duc 104 guns – renamed Reine in June 1671 and broken up 1688
Soleil Royal 106, later 110 guns – burnt by the English in an action at Cherbourg in June 1692
Victorieux 108 guns – broken up 1685
Royal Louis 110 guns – broken up 1727
Foudroyant 104 guns – exchanged names with Soleil Royal in March 1693, broken up 1714
Terrible 100/104 guns – broken up 1714
Foudroyant 104 guns – originally to have been named Soleil Royal, but exchanged names with Foudroyant in March 1693, and broken up 1714

''Vaisseaux de Premier Rang Ordinaire''

While the smaller First Rank ships also had three full-length gun decks, the uppermost of these before 1690 generally carried carriage guns only on the forward section and on the after section of that deck, with a section between them in the waist of the ship where no guns were mounted. These ships had no forecastle or poop, so that the two sections of the upper gun deck served the function of forecastle and quarterdeck, while the nominal quarterdeck was short and served in effect the function of a poop.
All First Rank ships built from 1689 had three full-length gun decks, usually plus a number of smaller carriage guns mounted on the gaillards. Some of the earlier ships built before 1689 received extra guns and gunports fitted in the waist section of their upper deck around 1689, to bring them up to 80 guns or more.

Vendôme 72, later 66 guns – classed as First Rank in 1669; renamed Victorieux in June 1671 but hulked in the following month and taken to pieces in 1679. In 1660 the 72-gun Vendôme was the sole ship which met the criteria of carrying more than 70 guns, and she retained this First Rank status in spite of being later reduced to fewer than 70 guns.
Saint Philippe 78, later 84 guns – classed as 1st Rank in 1669; burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692
Monarque 84 guns – broken up 1700
Île de France 74/80 guns – renamed Lys in June 1671 and broken up 1691
Couronne 80/82 guns – broken up in 1712
Paris 72/80 guns – renamed Royale Thérèse in June 1671 and broken up in 1692
Henri 80 guns – renamed Souverain in June 1671, then renamed Admirable in June 1678
Sceptre 80, later 84 guns – broken up 1692
Magnanime 70, later 76/80 guns – driven ashore and burnt in the Battle of Marbella in March 1705
Admirable 80/84 guns – renamed Souverain in June 1678 and broken up 1706
Grand 84/88 guns – broken up 1716 or 1717. This vessel was originally classed as a Second Rank ship of 80 guns, but was raised to the First Rank in 1690.
Magnifique 84 guns – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692. This vessel was originally classed as a Second Rank ship of 72 guns, but was raised to the First Rank in 1690.
Conquérant 84 guns – rebuilt 1707. This vessel was originally classed as a Second Rank ship of 74 guns, but was raised to the First Rank in 1687.
Intrépide 84 guns – broken up 1724.
Saint Esprit 90 guns – renamed Monarque in June 1690, and broken up 1717
Victorieux 94, later 88 guns – broken up 1719
Foudroyant class, designed and built by Blaise Pangalo.
*Foudroyant 84/90 – burnt by the English in the Battle of la Hogue in June 1692
*Merveilleux 80/90 – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692
Orgueilleux 88, later 90 guns – broken up 1716–17
Admirable 84 guns – burnt by the English in an action at Cherbourg in June 1692
Sceptre class, designed and built by François Coulomb snr.
*Sceptre 84/88 guns – broken up 1718
*Lis or Lys 84/88 guns – driven ashore and burnt in the Battle of Marbella in March 1705
Formidable 90 guns – broken up 1714
Fulminant 98 guns – broken up 1719
Ambitieux 92 guns – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692
Vainqueur 84 guns – broken up 1722
Merveilleux 100, later 98 guns – broken up 1712
Magnifique 86 guns – broken up 1716 or 1717
Ambitieux 92 guns – broken up 1713
Admirable 96/90 guns – broken up 1716 or 1717
Tonnant class, designed and built by François Coulomb snr.
*Tonnant 90 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, sold to be broken up 1710
*Saint Philippe 90/92 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, broken up 1714
Triomphant 94/98 guns – broken up 1725 or 1726
[French ship French ship Fier (1745)|Fier (1694)|Fier] 90/94 guns – broken up 1713

Second Rank Ships ("vaisseaux de Deuxième Rang")

Before 1670, the Second Rank consisted of ships of the line carrying from 50 up to 64 carriage guns ; from 1671 this comprised ships of between 62 and 68 guns; in 1683 this was comprised ships carrying from 64 to 76 guns, and by 1710 even 64-gun ships had been reduced to the Third Rate. Most Second Rank ships were two-decked vessels, i.e. carrying two complete gundecks, usually plus a few smaller carriage guns mounted on the gaillards; however, the Second Rank initially also included numerous ships nominally described as three-deckers launched up until 1682, after which all three-deckers were First Rates; these three-deckers are listed below before the two-deckers.
Nominal three-decked ships:

Bourbon 66 guns – renamed Éclatant in June 1671; deleted 1684
Prince 64, later 70 guns – renamed Sans Pareil in June 1671; wrecked 1679
Frédéric 70/80 – renamed Admirable in June 1671, broken up 1677
Dutch-built class, all built by contract, ordered on 19 March 1666 and probably to a common design.
*Conquérant 66/72 – wrecked 1679
*Courtisan 64/72 – renamed Magnifique in June 1671; hulked 1684 and broken up around 1693
*Intrépide 66/76 – renamed Grand in June 1671; broken up 1678
*Invincible 64/74 – deleted 1681
*Neptune 64/74 – renamed Illustre in June 1671; broken up 1698
*Normand 66/72 – renamed Saint Louis in June 1671; broken up 1680
Princesse 60, later 64 guns – renamed Triomphant in June 1671, then Constant in 1678; hulked as Vieux Constant 1690, deleted by 1704
Charente 66 guns – renamed Belliqueux in June 1671, then Courtisan in June 1678 ; wrecked in the Caribbean on 11 May 1678.
Fort 68, later 76 guns – renamed Foudroyant in June 1671, broken up 1690
Français 62/66 – renamed Glorieux in June 1671; burnt in action 1677
Madame 70, later 74 guns – renamed Pompeux in June 1671; hulked 1696, sold 1709
Royale Thérèse 68, later 76 guns – renamed Saint Esprit in June 1671; condemned 1689 and sold 1692
Terrible 68/70 – wrecked 1678
Tonnant 64/66 – wrecked 1678
Florissant class, designed and built by Rodolphe Gédéon. These ships were originally named Joli and Rubis respectively, but were renamed on 24 June 1671.
*Joli 70/80 – renamed Henri in June 1671; deleted 1686, sold 1687
*Rubis 72/76 – renamed Florissant in June 1671; hulked 1696, broken up after 1700
Constant class, designed and built by Laurent Hubac. These ships were originally named Brave and Courtisan, but the first was renamed Constant in June 1675
*Constant 74/76 – renamed Triomphant in June 1678; burnt by the English in an action at Cherbourg in June 1692
*Courtisan 72/76 – renamed Belliqueux in June 1678; broken up 1708
Terrible 72, later 76 guns – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692
Tonnant class, designed and built by Laurent Hubac.
*Tonnant 76 – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692
*Fier 76 – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692

Two-decked ships:

Superbe class, designed and built by François Pomet. These ships were originally named Faucon and Vermandois respectively, but were renamed on 24 June 1671.
*Superbe 70/76 – broken up 1687
*Orgueilleux 70/76 – broken up 1688
Glorieux 60, later 64 guns – broken up 1719
Ardent 64 guns – Captured by the Dutch in the Battle of Marbella in March 1705
Bourbon 62, later 64 guns – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692
Furieux 70, later 62 guns - broken up 1727
Courtisan 64 guns – Burnt by accident 1702
Content 64, later 66 guns – captured by the English 1695
Sérieux 64, later 58 guns – renamed Croissant 1688, then reverted to Sérieux 1689; broken up 1718
Éclatant 70, later 68 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, lost in March 1713 in the Indian Ocean.
Henri 68, later 70 guns – burnt 1736
Brillant 64 guns – reclassed as 3rd Rang 1707; condemned 1719–22
Aimable 70 guns – burnt by accident 1715
Superbe class, designed and built by François Coulomb snr.
*Superbe 70 guns – captured and wrecked in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
*Invincible 70 guns – condemned 1727 and broken up 1748
Modified Superbe class, designed and built by François Coulomb snr.
*Heureux 68/70 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, captured by the English 1710
*Constant 68/70 guns – deleted 1714
Gaillard 64 guns – burnt by the English in the Battle of La Hogue in June 1692
Laurier class, designed and built by Pierre Masson
*Laurier 60 guns – scuttled at Toulon in July 1707; refloated but broken up
*Sirène 60 guns – captured and wrecked in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Saint Esprit 76, later 74 guns – broken up after 1718
Écueil 66 guns – deleted 1709
Juste 64 guns – broken up 1719
Bizarre 68 guns – broken up 1727
Bourbon 68 guns – captured by the Dutch in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702 and burnt by them.
Saint Louis class, designed by Joseph Andrault, built by Philippe Cochois and Pierre Chaillé.
*Saint Louis 64, later 58 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, sold 1712
*Éole 64, later 58 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, sold 1710
Prompt 70, later 76 guns – captured by the English in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Fort 70 guns – burnt in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Content 64, later 60 guns – sold 1712
Ferme 64, later 70 guns – captured by the English in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Parfait 72 guns – sold 1726
Oriflamme class, designed and built by François Coulomb snr.
*Toulouse 62 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, reclassed as 3rd Rate 1707, captured by the British 1711
*Oriflamme 62 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, reclassed as 3rd Rate 1709, broken up 1727
Neptune 72 guns – wrecked 1713
Achille 64, later 62 guns – reclassed as Third Rank 1707, broken up 1744
Saint Michel 70, later 74 guns – broken up 1719
Lis or Lys 72 guns – broken up 1747
Magnanime 72 guns – wrecked 1712
Pompeux 72 guns – broken up 1719
Conquérant 70 guns – broken up 1743

Third Rank Ships ("vaisseaux de Troisième Rang")

From 1670, the Third Rank was defined as ships of the line carrying from 40 up to 50 carriage guns; in 1671 this was redefined as ships carrying from 48 to 60 guns. Initially during the first part of Louis XIV's reign these were designed and constructed as three-decked ships without forecastles and with minimal quarterdecks, although their upper decks were divided at the waist by an unarmed section of deck; but from about 1670 it was ruled that ships with fewer than 70 guns should not be built with three decks, so all subsequent Third Rank ships were two-decked vessels, i.e. carrying two complete gundecks, usually plus a few smaller carriage guns mounted on the gaillards. During the first decade of the 18th century, the remaining Second Rank ships with 64 or fewer guns were down-graded to Third Rank.

Dragon 42 guns – reduced to 34 guns in 1669, hulked 1674 and sold in July 1684
Mazarin 48, later 42 guns – renamed Bon in June 1671; wrecked in December 1671
Reine 56 guns – classed as 2nd Rank in 1669, then reduced to 50 guns in 1670 and reclassed as 3rd Rank in 1671; renamed Brave in June 1671 but hulked in 1673 and taken to pieces in 1674.
Brézé 56 guns – wrecked 25 November 1665 at the mouth of the Charente.
César 56 guns – renamed Rubis in June 1671 and taken to pieces in 1673.
Hercule 42 guns – broken up 1673
Saint Louis 56 guns – classed as 2nd Rank in 1669, then reduced to 56 guns in 1670 and reclassed as 3rd Rank in 1671; renamed Aimable in June 1671; removed from service in 1688 and taken to pieces in 1690.
Royale 56 guns – reclassed as 3rd Rank in 1670, renamed Ferme in June 1671, condemned 1676
Chalain or Grand Chalain 42/48 – renamed Triomphe 1662, then Courageux in June 1671; condemned 1672 and broken up
Rubis 60, later 64 guns – captured by the English on 28 September 1666, becoming French Ruby in the English Navy; broken up 1685.
Dauphin 56, later 54 guns – renamed Vermandois 1671, then Vigilant 1678; condemned 1699 and broken up 1700
Diamant 54, later 56 guns – broken up 1685
Thérèse 60 guns – blew up in action 24 July 1669
Trident 44, later 54 guns – renamed Aquilon in June 1671, hulked 1674 and sold in July 1684
Breton 56 guns – renamed Courtisan in June 1671; wrecked 1 May 1674 off India
Navarre 56 guns – renamed Constant in June 1671; wrecked June 1673 off India
Comte 50, later 60 guns – renamed Prudent in June 1671; hulked 1695
Lys 60 guns – renamed Assuré in June 1671; sold 1689
Fleuron 58, later 50 guns – condemned 1668
Rouen 52 guns – wrecked 11 September 1670 off Le Havre
Rochefort 56 guns – renamed Sage in June 1671; wrecked off Ceuta on 19 April 1692.
Wallon 48, later 50 guns – renamed Duc in June 1671; condemned 1691
Brave 48, later 54 guns – renamed Prince in June 1671; wrecked in May 1678
Bourbon class Designed and built by Laurent Hubac.
*Louvre 50 – renamed Bourbon in June 1671; wrecked in May 1678
*Oriflamme 50 – wrecked February 1691
Alsace 56, later 60 guns – renamed Fier in June 1671; condemned 1695 and broken up before 1700.
Navarrais 56 guns – renamed Excellent in June 1671; deleted 1676 or 1677.
Furieux 56, later 58 guns – renamed Brillant in June 1678; deleted 1687 and broken up 1688 or 1689.
Vaillant class. Designed and built by Laurent Hubac.
*Anjou 50, later 54 guns – renamed Vaillant on 24 June ; condemned 1690 and broken up 1691.
*Ardent 54 guns – renamed Téméraire on 24 June ; captured by the English on 9 December 1694 off Kinsale and burnt.
Émerillon 54, later 56 guns – renamed Fortuné on 24 June 1671 ; condemned 1688.
Fidèle class. Designed and built by Laurent Coulomb.
*Glorieux 56, later 60 guns – renamed Agréable on 24 June ; condemned 1715 and broken up 1717.
*Fidèle 56 guns – wrecked in November 1676 off Corsica.
Intrépide 48, later 56 guns – hulked 1686.
Parfait 54, later 64 guns – condemned 1699.
Apollon 44, later 60 guns – originally rated at 4th Rank, but raised to 3rd Rank in 1673 ; deleted 1709.
Fougueux 54, later 60 guns – grounded and lost in the Charente 1 April 1691.
Précieux class. Designed and built by Barthélémy Tortel.
*Heureux 48, later 54 guns – hulked 1690 and broken up after 1693.
*Précieux 48, later 52 guns – captured by the Dutch 1677 but recovered; condemned 1678 and burnt.
Bon 48, later 56 guns – condemned 1692 and broken up.
Maure class. Designed by Joseph Saboulin and built by Jean Hontabat.
*Maure 48, later 58 guns – renamed Content in June 1678; hulked in 1694.
*Fendant 48, later 58 guns – hulked in April 1694.
Incertain 48, later 56 guns – renamed Brave in 1674; condemned 1681 and broken up.
Saint Michel 56, later 64 guns – hulked 1685 and broken up in 1687.
Hercule 52 guns – wrecked on 11 May 1678 in the Caribbean.
Écueil 50, later 60 guns – burnt by the English at Battle of La Hogue on 2 June 1692.
Excellent 50, later 68 guns – condemned 1710 and sold to be broken up in same year.
Précieux 50, later 58 guns – deleted 1694.
Courageux 50, later 60 guns – deleted 1705.
Entreprenant 50, later 60 guns – hulked 1720 and sold to be broken up in 1738.
Prince 54, later 60 guns – condemned 1717 and broken up.
Arrogant class. Designed by Jacques Doley and built by Étienne Salicon.
*Arrogant 50, later 60 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, captured by the English in the Battle of Marbella in March 1705.
*Brave 50, later 60 guns – deleted 1697.
Apollon 50, later 62 guns – deleted 1716.
Vermandois 60, later 62 guns – hulked 1715 and broken up 1727.
Marquis 56/60 – took part in the Battle of Málaga, captured by the Dutch in the Battle of Marbella in March 1705
Sans Pareil 60, later 58 guns – deleted 1698.
Modéré 60, later 52 guns – captured by the English in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Saint Michel 58, later 60 guns – grounded and lost 1 May 1704.
Diamant 58, later 60 guns – broken up 1724–25.
François 52 guns – classed as 4th Rank with 40 guns in 1688, then raised to 52 guns in 1691 and reclassed as 3rd Rank; broken up 1736.
Trident 50 guns – classed as 4th Rank with 44 guns in 1688, then raised to 54 guns in 1690 and reclassed as 3rd Rank; captured by the British in 1695, becoming HMS Trident.
Maure 54 guns – classed as 4th Rank with 44 guns in 1688, then raised to 54 guns in 1690 and reclassed as 3rd Rank; captured by the British in 1710, renamed HMS Moor.
Fortuné class. Designed by Laurent Coulomb and built by him and his son François Coulomb.
*Fortuné 56, later 60 guns – Burnt August 1707.
*Fleuron 56, later 60 guns – broken up 1722.
Assuré 60 guns – wrecked at Ceuta 19 April 1692
Perle 52 guns – Lost 1709
Entendu 58 guns – deleted 1701
Capable 58 guns – broken up 1706
Phénix 60 guns – broken up 1714
Indien 52 guns – lost off Burma 1698
Bon 56 guns – deleted 1703
Pélican class. Designed and built by Félix Arnaud.
*Pélican 50 guns – beached and abandoned 5 September 1697 following the Battle of Hudson's Bay.
*Mignon 50 guns – sold at Cartagena in 1709.
Gaillard 54 guns – captured by the British in 1710
Fougueux 50 guns – captured by the English in 1696, sank 1696
Téméraire 50, later 54 guns – broken up 1723
Trident 60, later 56 guns – broken up 1720
Solide 50 guns – burnt in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Mercure 50 guns – captured by the English in 1746
Assuré class. Designed and built by François Coulomb.
*Assuré 60 guns – captured by the English in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702 and added to the RN as HMS Assurance 70, BU 1712
*Prudent 60 guns – burnt in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Hasardeux 50 guns – captured by the English in 1703 and added to the RN as HMS Hazardous.
Oriflamme 64 guns – burnt in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Amphitrite 52 guns; later 46/48 – renamed Protée in March 1705; deleted 1722
Fendant 58, later 56 guns – lost in Indian Ocean in March 1713.
Sage 55, later 56 guns – deleted 1707 after being fired by British bombardment.
Triton 52 guns – deleted 1720
Rubis 56 guns – took part in the Battle of Málaga, broken up 1729
Jason 54 guns – deleted 1720
Auguste 54 guns – captured by the English in August 1705 and added to the RN as HMS Auguste.
Hercule 56, later 60 guns – broken up 1746
Mars 54 guns – broken up 1720
Dauphine 60 guns – broken up 1719
Bourbon 54 guns – captured by Dutch privateers in March 1707 and renamed Gekronde Burg.
Auguste 54 guns – struck at Brest 1720
Superbe 56 – Captured by the British in 1710 and added to the RN as HMS Superb 64, BU 1732

Fourth Rank Ships ("vaisseaux de Quatrième Rang")

From 1670, the French Quatrième Rang consisted of vessels with two complete batteries armed with from 30 to 40 guns. From 1671, this was redefined as vessels armed with from 36 to 46 guns, and those vessels with fewer than 36 guns were re-classed as Fifth Rank ships; in 1683 this was revised again to include only two-decked ships with from 40 to 46 guns. These ships were also described as frigates of the 1st Order.

Infante 36 – renamed Ecueil in June 1671; wrecked 1673
Jules 38 – renamed Indien in June 1671; wrecked 1673
Beaufort class
*Beaufort 36–38 – renamed Neptune in June 1671, then Maure in January 1679; condemned 1686
*Mercoeur 36 – renamed Trident in June 1671; condemned 1686
Duc 42–46 – renamed Comte in June 1671; wrecked 1676
Sirène 44–46 – wrecked 1684
Cheval Marin 44–46 – broken up 1729
Ecueil 40–44 – sold 1689
Leger 40 – condemned 1695
Solide 44 – wrecked 1694
Emporte 44 – condemned 1705 and abandoned
Gaillard 44–48 – sold 1689
François 48–52 – broken up 1736
Trident 50 – captured by the English in 1695, added to the RN under the same name
Alcyon 40 – broken up 1718
Adroit 44 – sunk 1703
Poli class
*Opiniatre 40 – deleted 1699
*Poli 40 – broken up 1717
Pélican 44 – sunk in 1697 in Hudson Bay
Mutine 40 – deleted 1708
Volontaire 44 – reduced to 36 guns in 1701; captured and wrecked in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Amphitrite 42/44 – burnt by accident 1713
Avenant 42 – burnt by accident 1704
Dauphine 40/42 – burnt in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Triton 44 – captured by the English in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
Thétis 44 – captured by the English 1705
Renommée 44–48 – deleted 1723
Maurepas 46 – given to the Compagnie des Indes 1698, recovered 1703 but transferred again 1705
Adélaïde 44 – wrecked 1714
Dryade 44–46 – captured by the British 1709
Parfaite class
*Parfaite 40 – sunk 1718
*Vestale 40 – broken up 1739
Griffon 44–50 – captured by the British in 1712, but returned; broken up 1748
Thetis 44–50 – captured by the British in 1707
Atalante class
*Atalante 40–44 – condemned 1729–33
*Diane 42–44 – deleted 1711
Amazone 40–42 – hulked 1741, broken up 1748
Gloire 38 – captured by the British in 1709, became HMS Sweepstakes; broken up 1716
Argonaute 42–50 – hulked 1720, broken up 1746

Captured or otherwise acquired from foreign navies in the Louis XIV era

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Saint Cosme 50/52, 3rd Rang – Broken up 1677
Saint Pierre 50/52, 3rd Rang – Sold 1681
Défenseur 54, 3rd Rang – Wrecked 11 May 1678 on Îles Aves
Saint Louis 56/60, 3rd Rang – burnt by the British at La Hogue on 2 June 1692
Vaillant 50, 3rd Rang – lost in December 1698 off Cyprus
Heureux Retour 46, 3rd Rang – recaptured in May 1708 by HMS Burford but not re-added to English Navy
Jerzé 48, 3rd Rang – sold 1717
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? 54
? 48
? 62
Zélande 64, 3rd Rang – condemned and hulked in June 1708
Ville de Médemblick 64, 3rd Rang – struck 1712
? 50
Espérance d'Angleterre 70, 2nd Rang – Recaptured and wrecked in the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702
? 44 – Scuttled by fire to prevent recapture
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[Dutch ship Dutch ship Rotterdam (1695)|Rotterdam (1695)|Rotterdam] 40, 4th Rang – struck 1706
Elizabeth 70, 2nd Rang – Deleted 1720
Coventry 50, 4th Rang – Recaptured 17 May 1709
Falmouth 50, 4th Rang – sold for merchant use in January 1706
Pendennis 54, 3rd Rang – Sold 1706
Blekoualle 54, 3rd Rang – Recaptured 1708
Mercure 40–42, 4th Rang – Captured by the English 1707
Hardenbroeck 50 – to Russia 1712 as Esperans 44
Grafton 70, 2nd Rang – Broken up 1744
Hampton Court 70, 2nd Rang – Sold 1712 to Spain as Nuestra Señora de Carmen, lost 1715.
Cumberland 84, 2nd Rang – To Spain May 1715, renamed Principe de Asturias, captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, 22 August 1718, sold to Austria 1720, renamed San Carlos, BU 1733
Grand Vainqueur 54 – To Britain, to Russia 1712 as Viktoria
Gloucester 60/64 – To Genoa 1711, to Spain 1720, renamed Conquistador 62/64, stricken 1738
Pembroke 60, 3rd Rang – Retaken but foundered 1711
Le Beau Parterre – Intended for Russia but captured on delivery voyage by Sweden 1713/14, renamed ''Kronskepp''

Louis XV (1715 to 1774)

As Louis XV was only years old when he succeeded to the French throne, the first eight years of this reign were under the Regency of Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Chartres, the nephew of Louis XIV.
While the five Rangs theoretically remained in existence, the construction by 1715 had crystallised around a number of distinct types, based on the number of carriage guns which they each carried.

First Rank ships ("vaisseaux de Premier Rang") in the Louis XV era

Three-decker type

Only four three-decker ships were completed during this reign of nearly sixty years; a fifth was destroyed before completion.

Foudroyant 110 – condemned 1742 and taken to pieces 1742–43.
Royal Louis 118.
Royal Louis 116 – condemned September 1772 and taken to pieces 1773.
Ville de Paris 90 – laid down as Impétueux in 1757, renamed January 1762. Enlarged to 104 guns in 1778-70, captured by the British at the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782, sank in a storm on 19 September 1782.
Bretagne 100 guns. Designed by Antoine Groignard. – renamed Révolutionnaire in October 1793, condemned and taken to pieces in 1796.

Two-decker type: 80-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 80")

Large two-deckers, with a weight of broadside equal to the three-deckers of Louis XIV's period, served usually as fleet flagships.

Tonnant 80 – BU 1780
Soleil Royal 80 – Driven ashore by the British and burnt at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759
Foudroyant 80 – Captured by the British near Cartagena in February 1758 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1787
Formidable 80 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1768
Duc de Bourgogne 80 – renamed Peuple in September 1792, then Caton in February 1794; BU 1800–1801
Océan 80 – Driven ashore and burnt by the British in the Battle of Lagos in August 1759
Orient 80 – Built for the Compagnie des Indes, bought by the French Navy in May 1759, wrecked in the East Indies 1782
Saint-Esprit 80 – renamed Scipion 1794; wrecked in a storm 1795
Languedoc 80 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken by the French in December 1793. Renamed Anti-fédéraliste in April 1794, then renamed Victoire in May 1795, BU 1799
Couronne 80 – Accidentally burnt in April 1781

74-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 74") of the Louis XV era

These formed overwhelmingly the core of the French battlefleet throughout the 18th century. Initially these carried just 26 guns – all 36-pounders – in their first battery and 28 guns in their second battery, with 16 guns on the gaillards – the total of 74 guns being achieved by having 4 small guns on the 'dunette' ; this applied to twelve of the first thirteen vessels listed below. The exception in this group was the 70-gun Aimable, which – while having the same number of ports – had only 24-pounders in its first battery. The 4-pounders were removed from the poop of all active units of this type by about 1750, reducing each to a 70-gun ship.

Sceptre 74 – taken to pieces in 1745.
Bourbon 74 – foundered on 12 April 1741.
Saint Philippe 74 – condemned 1745 and taken to pieces in 1746.
Duc d'Orléans class. Four ships built at Toulon to a design by René Levasseur, 1719.
*Duc d'Orléans 74 – hulked 1748 and taken to pieces in 1766.
*Phénix 74 – taken to pieces in 1751.
*Espérance 74 – captured and burnt by the British 11 November 1755.
*Ferme 74 – converted to careening hulk 1755.
Neptune 74 – captured by the British in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747
Juste 74 – wrecked following the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759.
Saint Esprit 74 – hulked 1749 and taken to pieces in 1761.
Aimable 70 – condemned 1735 and taken to pieces in 1736.
Superbe 74 – foundered following the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759.
Dauphin-Royal 74 – condemned 1783 and hulked; taken to pieces in 1787.

From the Terrible onwards, the lengthened hulls of new ships meant that they could mount an extra pair of guns on the lower deck and another extra pair on the upper deck; the 4 small guns on the dunette were henceforth abolished. The consequent armament of 28 guns in their lower deck battery and 30 guns in their upper deck battery, with 16 guns on the gaillards, thus became the standard for the next 75 years.

Terrible 74 – captured by the British in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747 and added to the RN under the same name, BU in 1763
Invincible 74 – captured by the British in the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in May 1747 and added to the RN under the same name, wrecked in February 1758
Magnanime 74 – captured by the British in January 1748 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1775
Conquérant 74 – Out of service −3-1764 for rebuilding

Monarque class. Three ships built at Brest to a design by Blaise Ollivier, 1745. Following his death in October 1746, the three ships were completed by Luc Coulomb.
*Monarque 74 – captured by the British in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747
*Intrépide 74 – burnt by accident in July 1781
*Sceptre 74 – hulked at Brest in January 1779
Magnifique class. Three ships built to a design by Jacques-Luc Coulomb.
*Magnifique 74 - wrecked in Boston Harbour on 10 August 1782.
*Entreprenant 74 – burnt by the British in the siege of Louisbourg in July 1758
*Guerrier 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, captured and burnt by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798.
Téméraire 74 – captured by the British in the Battle of Lagos in August 1759 and added to the RN as HMS Temeraire, sold 1784
Couronne 74 – condemned 1766 and taken to pieces.
Florissant class. Two ships built at Rochefort to a design by Pierre Morineau, 1748.
*Florissant 74 – condemned 1762 at Cadiz.
*Prudent 74 – burnt by the British in the siege of Louisbourg in July 1758
Redoutable 74 – driven ashore and burnt by the British in the Battle of Lagos in August 1759.
Palmier class. Two ships built at Brest to a design by Joseph Véronique-Charles Chapelle, 1750.
*Palmier 74 – rebuilt at Brest 1766 to the lines of the Citoyen
*Héros 74 – wrecked in combat with the British in the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759
Courageux 74 – captured by the British in August 1761 and added to the RN under the same name, wrecked 1796
Défenseur 74
Hector 74 – captured by the British in the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782, recaptured by the French in September 1782
Diadème 74 – renamed Brutus in September 1792, BU 1797
Glorieux 74 – captured by the British in the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782, sank in a storm in September 1782
Zodiaque 74 – Condemned in November 1783, sold 1784
Centaure 74 – captured by the British in the Battle of Lagos in August 1759 and added to the RN as HMS Centaur, wrecked off Newfoundland in 1782
Minotaure 74
Souverain class – designed by Noël Pomet.
*Souverain 74 – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, renamed Peuple-Souverain c. 1794, captured by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the RN as HMS Guerrier, BU 1810.
*Protecteur 74 – hulked as hospital ship at Rochefort 1784.
Robuste 74 – condemned in 1783 and taken to pieces in 1784.
Thésée 74 – capsized and foundered at Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759.
Couronne Ottomane 74 – returned to the Ottomans in January 1762
Diligent class – designed by Antoine Groignard
*Diligent 74 – condemned and taken to pieces in 1779.
*Six Corps 74 – condemned and taken to pieces in 1779.
Zélé 74 – designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb, hulked 1805, renamed Réserve then taken to pieces 1806.
Citoyen class Four ships designed by Joseph-Louis Ollivier
*Citoyen 74 – Broken up 1792
*Conquérant 74 – Built with timbers from the 1746 ship of the same name, captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, captured by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the RN under the same name
*Palmier 74 – Built with timbers from the 1746 ship of the same name, foundered in April 1782 off Bermuda
*Actif 74 – Condemned 1783.
Bourgogne 74
Marseillais 74 – renamed Vengeur du Peuple in February 1794, sunk by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794
César class – designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb
*César 74 – captured by the British and burnt at the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782.
*Destin 74 – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793.
Bien-Aimé class – designed by Antoine Groignard
*Bien-Aimé 74
*Victoire 74
Fendant 74, designed by Antoine Groignard – condemned and broken up 1785 at Mauritius.

Note that the Destin and Fendant are included here as they were begun under Louis XV's reign, although neither was launched until after 1774.

64-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 64") of the Louis XV era

The 60 or 62 gun ship built from 1717 onwards continued the practice of similarly-armed vessels built in the first decade of the century. They were two-deckers with a "first tier" battery of twenty-four 24-pounder guns and a "second tier" battery of twenty-six 12-pounder guns, supplemented by between ten and fourteen 6-pounder guns mounted on the gaillards.

Éclatant 62, later 64 guns – hulked 1745 and taken to pieces 1764.
Solide 62, later 64 guns – hulked 1750 and taken to pieces 1771.
Saint Louis class 64. Class of two ships designed by Pierre Masson in 1720 and completed after his death by Joseph Ollivier and Julien Geslain respectively.
*Saint Louis 64 – condemned 1745 and hulked; taken to pieces 1748.
*Ardent 64 – driven ashore and wrecked by the British in Quiberon Bay in October 1746.
Élisabeth 64 – hulked 1748 and burnt by accident 1756.
Léopard 64 – condemned and burnt 1757.
Triton 60 – condemned 1745 and taken to pieces.
Fleuron 64 – burnt at Brest 1745
Éole 64 – wrecked 1745.
Borée 64 – wrecked 1746

The Borée, longer than previous 64s, had managed to fit in a thirteenth pair of 24-pounder guns on the lower deck. Subsequent 64s managed to fit in a fourteenth pair of 12-pounder guns on the upper deck as well, with the number of 6-pounder guns on the quarterdeck reduced to six.

Sérieux 64 – captured by the British in the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in May 1747
Mars class. Designed and built by Blaise Ollivier.
*Mars 64 – captured by the British off Ireland in October 1746 and added to the RN under the same name, wrecked at Halifax 1755
*Alcide 64 – captured by the British off North America in June 1755 and added to the RN under the same name, sold 1772
Saint Michel class. Designed by Jean-Marie Hélie.
*Saint Michel 64 – condemned 1786.
*Vigilant 64 – captured by the British near Louisbourg on 19 May 1745, added to the RN as HMS Vigilant, sold 1759
Trident 64 – captured by the British in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747
Lys class. Designed and built by Jacques-Luc Coulomb.
*Lys 64 – captured by the British off North America in June 1755
*Fougueux 64 – Captured by the British at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747
*Dragon 64 – wrecked 1762.
Content class. Designed by Joseph Véronique-Charles Chapelle, built by him, and François Chapelle respectively.
*Content 64 – condemned January 1770 and hulked, burnt by the British 1793.
*Orphée 64 – captured by the British in February 1758
Triton 64 – hulked 1786 and taken to pieces in 1794.
Achille 64 – captured by the British in July 1761
Saint Laurent 64 was launched on 2 September 1750 but broke apart on launching.
Protée class. Designed and built by Francois-Guillaume Clairain-Deslauriers.
*Protée 64 – condemned 1770 and taken to pieces in 1771.
*Hercule 64 – hulked 1756 and sold 1761.
Hardi class. Designed and built by Pierre Morineau.
*Hardi 64 – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793.
*Inflexible 64 – damaged at Battle of Quiberon Bay 20 November 1759. taken to pieces 1763.
Illustre class. Designed and built by Pierre Salinoc.
*Illustre 64 – taken to pieces in 1761.
*Actif 64 – taken to pieces in 1767.
Opiniâtre 64 – wrecked in 1758.
Lion class. Designed and built by Pierre-Blaise Coulomb.
*Lion 64 – hulked 1783 and sold 1785.
*Sage 64 – condemned 1767 and taken to pieces in 1768.
Bizarre 64 – taken to pieces in 1772.
Capricieux 64 – burnt by the British in the siege of Louisbourg in July 1758
Bienfaisant 64 – captured by the British in the siege of Louisbourg in July 1758 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1814
Sphinx class, designed and built by Pierre Salinoc.
*Sphinx 64 – rebuilt by Joseph-Louis Ollivier and relaunched 9 December 1776 at Brest; hulked at Rochefort in May 1793 as a floating battery and disarmed in January 1802.
*Belliqueux 64 – captured by the British near Ilfracombe in November 1758
Vaillant class. Designed and built by Noël Pomet.
*Vaillant 64 – hulked 1783.
*Modeste 64 – captured by the British in the Battle of Lagos in August 1759 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1800
Raisonnable 64 – captured by the British in May 1758 and added to the RN under the same name, sank off Martinique 1762Célèbre 64 – burnt by the British in the siege of Louisbourg in July 1758
Brillant 64 – taken to pieces in 1771.
Fantasque class. Designed and built by Pierre-Blaise Coulomb; modified from Lion class design.
*Fantasque 64 – hulked 1784.
*Altier 64 – condemned 1770 and sold 1772 for commerce.
Solitaire 64 – taken to pieces in 1771.
Sainte Anne class. Four ships built for Genoa in 1756–59 by Ange-Marie Rati, and purchased by France in 1760.
*Sainte Anne 64 – captured by the British in 1761 and added to the RN as HMS St Anne, sold in October 1784.
*Notre Dame du Rosaire 64 – renamed Hazard on 24 June 1762. Hulked 1771.
*Vierge de Santé 64 – renamed Rencontre on 24 June 1762. Condemned 1769 and taken to pieces.
*Saint François de Paule 64 – renamed Aventurier on 16 April 1764. Condemned 1770 and sold 1772.
Provence 64 – taken to pieces 1786.
Union 64 – became hospital ship 1778, wrecked February 1782.
Vengeur 64 – sold for commerce in 1784 and wrecked 1785.
Artésien class of five ships to design by Joseph-Louis Ollivier.
*Artésien 64
*Roland 64
*Alexandre 64 – captured 1782
*Protée 64 – captured by the British in February 1780 and added to the RN as HMS Prothee, BU 1815
*Éveillé 64

Three French East India Company ships were purchased by the Navy in April 1770; all designed and built by Antoine Groignard and Gilles Cambry.

Actionnaire 64 – captured by the British in the Bay of Biscay in April 1782
Indien class
Indien 64 – condemned 1783 and sold 1784.
Mars 64 – burnt by accident in 1773.

Four further ships were begun before 1774, but were launched in Louis XIV's reign

Brillant 64
Solitaire 64
Réfléchi 64 – renamed Turot in 1793
Caton 64

Two-deckers of 56 guns with 36-pounder main battery

Bordelois class: group of four ships designed by Antoine Groignard for operation in the shallow waters off Dunkirk, and built at Bordeaux by Léon-Michel Guignace.
*Bordelois 56 guns – Razeed to frigate 1768; converted into an indiaman 1776; deleted 1778; reactivated 1780 as États d'Artois; taken by Britain 1780 and renamed HMS Artois
*Ferme 56 guns – Deleted 1774
*Utile 56 guns – Deleted 1771
*Flamand 56 guns – Deleted 1785

Two-deckers of 50–60 guns (mainly "vaisseaux de 50") with 18-pounder or 24-pounder main battery

Content 56, later 60 guns – sold in 1747 and hulked in 1749.
Jason 50, later 52 guns – Captured by the British in the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in May 1747 and added to the RN under the same name, sold 1793.
Tigre 50 guns – taken to pieces in 1754 at Quebec.
Brillant 56, later 58 guns – taken to pieces 1754 at Quebec
Alcyon 50 guns – Burnt in action with the British in 1759.
Rubis 50, later 54 guns – Captured by the British in the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in May 1747 and added to the RN as HMS Rubis.
Heureux 60 guns – hulked 1755 and condemned 1768.
Diamant 50 guns – Captured by the British in the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in May 1747 and added to the RN as HMS Isis
Apollon 56 guns – burnt and scuttled at Louisbourg in 1758
Auguste 52 guns – Captured by the British in 1746 and added to the RN as HMS Portland's Prize
Atalante 52 guns – burnt in action with the British in 1760.
Caribou 52 guns – Captured by the British in 1761, but not added to British Navy.
Arc en Ciel 56, later 50 guns – Captured by the British near Louisbourg in 1756
Fier 60, later 50 guns – sold for commerce 1782.
Hippopotame 50 guns – sold and renamed Fier Rodrigue in November 1777; requisitioned back into Navy 1779; condemned 1782 and taken to pieces 1784.
Amphion 50–58 guns – Deleted 1787
Aigle 50 guns – converted to a flûte in 1758, wrecked 1765.
Sagittaire 50 guns – sold for commerce around 1790.
Dauphin 50–56 – Ex-Indiaman. Sold 1773

Small two-deckers of 42 – 48 guns ("vaisseaux de 40 à 48") of the Louis XV era

Argonaute class of two ships to design by Laurent Hélie.
*Argonaute 46 guns – hulked 1741.
*Parfaite 46 guns – burned accidentally 1746.
Néréide 42 guns – condemned and taken to pieces in 1743.
Gloire 46 guns – captured by the British in the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in May 1747 and added to the RN as HMS Glory
Aquilon 42, later 48 guns – wrecked 14 May 1757.
Aurore 46 guns – hulked in October 1748 and deleted 1753.
Étoile 46 guns – burnt 1747 to avoid capture by the British
Junon 44 guns – hulked and sold in 1757.

Captured or otherwise acquired from foreign navies in the Louis XV era

Poder 60–62 – burnt February 1744
Severn 40–48 – recaptured by the British in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747
Warwick 60–62 – recaptured by the British in January 1761
Greenwich 50–58 – wrecked January 1758
? 70/80 – Returned to Turkey 1761

Louis XVI (1774 to 1792)

First Rates ("vaisseaux de Premier Rang") of the Louis XVI era

110-gun three-decker group of 1780. Three different constructeurs designed these ships; the first two were by François-Guillaume Clairain-Deslauriers and Léon-Michel Guignace respectively, while the Toulon pair were by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb. Typically each carried 30 × 36-pdr guns on the lower deck, 32 × 24-pdr guns on the middle deck, 32 × 12-pdr guns on the upper deck, and 16 × 8-pdr guns on the gaillards, although this armament varied from time to time.

Invincible 110 – condemned in 1806 and broken up in 1808.
Royal-Louis 110 – renamed Républicain in September 1792, wrecked in storm December 1794.
Terrible 110 – condemned in 1804 and broken up.
Majestueux 110 – renamed Républicain in May 1797, condemned in 1808.

Océan class – Three-deckers of 118 guns, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. Each carried 32 × 36-pdr guns on the lower deck, 34 × 24-pdr guns on the middle deck, 34 × 12-pdr guns on the upper deck, and 18 × 8-pdr guns on the gaillards.

Commerce de Marseille 118 – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1802
États de Bourgogne 118 – renamed Cote d'Or 1793, renamed Montagne 1793, renamed Peuple 1795, renamed Océan 1795, BU 1856
Dauphin-Royal 118 – renamed Sans Culotte 1792 – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, renamed Orient 1795, blown up by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798

80-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 80") of the Louis XVI era

Auguste 80 – Renamed Jacobin in March 1793, then renamed Neuf Thermidor in December 1794, sank in storm off Brest on 9 January 1795
Triomphant 80 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there on 18 December 1793
Couronne 80 – renamed Ca Ira in September 1792, captured by the British on 14 March 1795 and burnt by them by accident in April 1796
Deux Frères 80 – Renamed Juste on 29 September 1792, captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794 and added to the RN under the same name, broken up 1811

Tonnant class – Following his standard design for 74-gun ships, Jacques-Noël Sané then produced a standard design for an 80-gun ship, to which 8 ships were eventually built.

Tonnant 80 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, captured by the British in the Battle of the Nile on 2 August 1798 and added to the RN under the same name, broken up 1821
Indomptable 80 – Wrecked in the storm following the Battle of Trafalgar on 22 October 1805 off Rota
Sans Pareil 80 – Captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794 and added to the RN under the same name, broken up October 1842

74-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 74") of the Louis XVI era

Two ships which were begun before 1774 were completed later; see Fendant and Destin under 1715–1774 section above.
Neptune 74-gun ship designed by Pierre-Augustin Lamothe – Wrecked in a storm 1794
Scipion class – Designed by Francois-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers
Scipion 74 – wrecked off San Domingo in October 1782
Hercule 74 – Razéed to 50-gun frigate in June 1794
Pluton 74 – BU 1805
Annibal class – Designed by Jacques-Noël Sané
Annibal 74 – Renamed Achille 1786, captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1796
Northumberland 74 – Captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1795
Héros 74 – designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793
Magnanime class – Designed by Jean-Denis Chevillard
Magnanime 74 – deleted 1792 and broken up 1793
Illustre 74 – cut down to 52-gun ship 1794 and renamed Scévola, wrecked in a storm in December 1796
Sceptre 74 – designed by Pierre-Augustin Lamothe – BU 1811
Argonaute class – Designed by François-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers.
Argonaute 74 – cut down to a 42-gun ship 1794 and renamed Flibustier, out of service 1795
Brave 74 – hulked in 1798, not mentioned after 1803
Pégase class – Designed by Antoine Groignard.
Pégase 74 – Captured by the British in the Bay of Biscay in April 1782 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1815
Dictateur 74 – Renamed Liberté in September 1792, captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793, repaired by the French but BU 1807
Suffisant 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793
Puissant 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and added to the RN under the same name, sold in 1816
Alcide 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, blown up by the British in the Battle of Hyeres in July 1795
Censeur 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, captured by the British in the Battle of Cape Noli in March 1795, retaken by the French in October 1795, and transferred to Spain in June 1799, BU 1799
Centaure class – Designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb, all built at Toulon.
Centaure 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793
Heureux 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, burnt by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798
Séduisant 74 – Renamed Pelletier in September 1793, then Séduisant again in May 1795, wrecked in December 1796
Mercure 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, burnt by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798
Téméraire class' – numerically the largest class of battleships ever built to a single design. Designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, 97 vessels, each of 74 guns, were laid down between 1782 and 1813.
The first 31 of these, launched before the execution of Louis XVI:-

Téméraire 74 – BU at Brest 1803
Audacieux 74 – BU at Brest 1803
Superbe 74 – Lost in a storm in January 1795
Généreux 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793, captured by the British near Lampedusa in February 1800 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1816
Commerce de Bordeaux 74 – Renamed Bonnet Rouge in January 1794, then Timoléon in February 1794, burnt by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798
Ferme 74 – Renamed Phocion in October 1792, transferred to Spain 1793, renamed Le Ferme again, stricken 1808 at La Guaira
Fougueux 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and wrecked in the subsequent storm.
Patriote 74 – BU 1833
Commerce de Marseille 74 – Renamed Lys in July 1786, then Tricolore in October 1792, captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793
Borée 74 – Renamed Ça Ira in April 1794, then Agricola in June 1794, BU 1803.Orion 74 – Renamed Mucius Scaevola in November 1793, then shortened to Mucius in the same month
Léopard 74
Entreprenant 74 - Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, retaken there by the French in December 1793
Impétueux 74 – Captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794 and added to the RN under the same name, accidentally burnt 1794
Apollon 74 – Renamed Gasparin in February 1794, then Apollon again in May 1795, and finally Marceau in December 1797, BU 1798
América 74 – Captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794, renamed Impetueux on 14 July 1795, BU 1813
Duquesne 74 – Captured by the British near Saint Domingue in July 1803 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1805
Duguay-Trouin 74 – Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793
Tourville 74 – BU 1841
Aquilon 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the RN as HMS Aboukir, BU 1802
Jupiter 74 – Renamed Démocrate in March 1794, then Jupiter again in May 1795, and finally Batave in December 1797, BU 1807
Éole 74 – BU 1816
Vengeur 74 – lost June 1793
Jean Bart 74 – Driven ashore by the British in the Battle of the Basque Roads in February 1809 and burnt by them in April 1809
Thésée 74 – Renamed Révolution in January 1793, then Finistère in February 1803
Scipion 74 - captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793
Pompée 74 – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1817.
Suffren 74 – Renamed Redoutable in May 1795 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and wrecked in the subsequent storm
Pyrrhus 74 – Renamed Mont Blanc in January 1793, then Trente-et-un Mai in April 1794, then Républicain in April 1795 and finally Mont Blanc again in February 1796, captured by the British in the Battle of Cape Ortegal 74 in November 1805 and added to the RN under the same name
Thémistocle 74 – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793
Trajan 74 – Renamed Gaulois in December 1797, BU 1805

64-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 64") of the Louis XVI era

Brillant, designed by Antoine Groignard. 64 – hulked at Cherbourg in September 1787 as a guardship, taken to pieces 1797.
Solitaire class, design by Antoine Groignard developed from his Brillant design.
*Solitaire 64 – Captured by the British on 6 December 1782 and added to the RN under the same name, sold 1790
*Réfléchi 64 – hulked at Brest in November 1788, raséed in 1793 and renamed Turot, not mentioned thereafter.
Caton class, design by Antoine Groignard
*Caton 64 – Captured by the British in the Caribbean on 19 April 1782, and added to the RN as HMS Caton, sold February 1815.
*Jason 64 – Captured by the British in the Caribbean on 19 April 1782 and added to the RN as HMS Argonaut, sold February 1831.
Sévère class, built by François Caro for commercial operators, to the design of Antoine Groignard's Indien Class. Purchased in 1778–79 by the French Navy. A third sister-ship – the Superbe was sold in 1779 to Austria.
* Sévère 64 – Wrecked 26 January 1784 in Table Bay, South Africa.
* Ajax 64 – Struck in 1786, but reinstated as a floating battery at Verdon in June 1795; taken to pieces after March 1801.Oriflamme class 64s – projected only in 1782. The two ships – to have been named Oriflamme and Breton – would have been built at Brest, but the project was cancelled in February 1783.

Captured or otherwise acquired from other navies in the Louis XVI era

Ardent 64 – recaptured by the British in the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782 and added to the RN as HMS Tiger, sold 1784
Hannibal 50 – Deleted 1787

First Republic (1792 to 1804)

The Republic was proclaimed on 21 September 1792. The period was divided into the Convention, the Directory until 9 November 1799, and finally the Consulate until the proclamation of the Empire on 18 May 1804.

First Rates ("vaisseaux de Premier Rang") of the First Republic

Dauphin Royal class

République Française 118 – renamed Majesteux in February 1803. Broken up 1839
Vengeur 118 – renamed Impérial in March 1805. Ran ashore and burnt in February 1806.

80-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 80") of the First Republic

Tonnant class

Formidable 80 – Captured 3 November 1805 during the Battle of Cape Ortegal, renamed HMS Brave, broken up April 1816
Guillaume Tell 80 – Captured 30 March 1800, renamed HMS Malta, broken up August 1840
Franklin 80 – Captured 2 August 1798 at the battle of the Nile, renamed HMS Canopus, broken up October 1887
Indivisible 80 – Renamed Alexandre 1802, captured by the British 1805, broken up May 1822
Foudroyant 80 – Broken up in 1834

74-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 74") of the First Republic

Téméraire class

Tigre 74 – captured by the British in the Battle of Groix in June 1795 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1817.
Tyrannicide 74 – renamed Desaix in August 1800, wrecked 15 February 1802.
Nestor 74 – renamed Cisalpin in December 1797, then Aquilon February 1803, captured and burnt by the British in the Battle of the Basque Roads in April 1809.
Jemappes 74 – condemned 1820 and hulked at Rochefort, taken to pieces in 1830.
Barra 74 – renamed Pégase in October 1795, then Hoche in December 1797, captured by the British in the Battle of Tory Island in October 1798 and added to the RN as HMS Donegal, BU 1845.
Marat 74 – renamed Formidable in May 1795, captured by the British in the Battle of Groix in June 1795 and added to the RN as HMS Belleisle, BU 1814.
Droits de l'Homme 74 – driven ashore and wrecked by the British in an action off Brittany in January 1797.
Wattignies 74 – condemned at Brest 1808 and BU there 1809.
Cassard 74 – renamed Dix-Août in March 1798, then Brave in February 1803, captured by the British in the Battle of San Domingo in February 1806, wrecked 1806.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau 74 – renamed Marengo in December 1802, captured by the British in an action in the Atlantic in March 1806 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1816.
Viala 74 – Renamed Voltaire in October 1795, then Constitution in December 1795 and finally Jupiter in February 1803, captured by the British in the Battle of San Domingo in February 1806 and added to the RN as HMS Maida, sold 1814.
Hercule 74 – Captured by the British near Brest in April 1798 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1810.
Spartiate 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1857.
Quatorze Juillet 74 – Burnt by accident in April 1798.
Argonaute 74 – Transferred to Spain 1806 as Argonauta as a prison hulk, wrecked in March 1810.
Union 74 – Renamed Diomede in February 1803, captured and burnt by the British in the Battle of San Domingo in February 1806.
Duguay-Trouin 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Cape Ortegal in November 1805 and added to the RN as HMS Implacable, renamed Foudroyant 1943, scuttled 1949.
Aigle 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and wrecked in the subsequent storm.
Scipion 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Cape Ortegal in November 1805 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1819.
Héros 74 – captured by the Spanish at Cadiz in June 1808 and renamed Heroe, stricken 1839 at Ferrol.
Pacificateur 74 – construction begun in May 1801 and abandoned soon after, never launched. Broken up circa 1803.
Brutus 74 – renamed Impétueux in February 1803; burnt by the British in Chesapeake Bay in August 1806
Magnanime 74 – became floating prison Bagne No 1 in 1816 and struck 1820.
Suffren 74 – condemned 1816 and taken to pieces in 1823.
Lion 74 – Driven ashore by the British and burnt near Frontignan in October 1809.

Cassard class
This design by Jacques-Noël Sané was enlarged from the Téméraire Class in order to mount an upper deck battery of 24pdrs compared with the 18pdrs of the earlier class. They were begun in 1793 and 1794 respectively as Lion and Magnanime, but were renamed Glorieux and Quatorze Juillet in 1798; the second ship became Vétéran in 1802.

Cassard 74 – struck and hulked in 1818, and taken to pieces in 1831–32.
Vétéran 74 – struck in 1833, and taken to pieces in 1841–42.

Captured or otherwise acquired from foreign navies during the First Republic

Alexandre 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Groix in June 1795 and added to the RN as HMS Alexander, BU 1819
Berwick 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and wrecked in the subsequent storm
Causse 70/64 – Captured by the British in 1801
Dubois 66 – BU 1801
Robert 70
Sandos 70
Frontin 70
Banel
Dégo 64 – Captured by the British at Malta in September 1800
Athénien 64 – Captured by the British at Malta in September 1800, wrecked in a storm 1806
Leander 53 – Captured by the Russians 1799, returned to Britain, hospital ship 1806, renamed Hygeia 1813, sold 1817
Alliance 74 – Stricken 1807
Aigle
Saint Antoine 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Algeciras Bay in July 1801 and added to the RN as HMS San Antonio, sold 1828
Hannibal 74
Conquérant 74 – disarmed in Brest 21 September 1802
Intrépide 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and wrecked in the subsequent storm.
Desaix 74 – Stricken 1804
Ulysse 74 – Renamed Tourville, stricken 1822
Atlas 74 – Captured by the Spanish at Cadiz in June 1808, same name, BU 1817
Swiftsure 74 – Re-captured by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and added to the RN as Irresistible, BU 1816
Calcutta 56 – Burnt by the British in the Battle of the Basque Roads in April 1809

First Empire (1804 to 1815)

Napoléon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor on 18 May 1804 and ruled until he abdicated on 6 April 1814, at which time the Bourbon monarchy resumed under Louis XVIII. The Empire was briefly restored during the Hundred Days from 20 March to 22 June 1815; this section of the article includes all ships of the line launched from May 1804 to June 1815.

118-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 118") of the First Empire

Later Dauphin Royal class

Austerlitz 118 – Condemned 8 March 1837 at Brest.
Wagram 118 – Condemned 15 October 1836 at Brest.
Impérial 118 – Renamed Royal Louis April 1814, renamed Impérial March 1815, renamed Royal Louis July 1815, condemned 31 March 1825 at Toulon.
Montebello 118 – Rebuilt 1851–52 as steam battleship, stricken 1867, BU 1889 at Toulon.
Héros 118 – Condemned 10 March 1828 at Toulon.
Roi de Rome 118

110-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 110") of the First Empire

Commerce de Paris class, design by Jacques-Noël Sané, shortened from his 118-gun design by removing one pair of guns from each deck.

Commerce de Paris 110 – razeed by one battery 1822–1825, renamed Commerce on 11 August 1830, then Borda on 18 December 1839, then Vulcain on 10 August 1863. Broken up at Brest 1885,
Duc d'Angoulème 110 – renamed Iéna on 23 March 1815, reverting to Duc d'Angoulème on 15 July 1815, and renamed Iéna again on 9 August 1830; stricken 31 December 1864.
Hymen 110 – construction abandoned October 1814 and broken up on the slip.
Monarque 110 – renamed Wagram 15 December 1810, construction abandoned October 1814 and broken up on the slip.
Neptune 110 – construction abandoned October 1814 and broken up on the slip.
Terrible 110 – construction abandoned October 1814 and broken up on the slip.

90-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 90") of the First Empire

This group comprised two small three-deckers built at Rotterdam from 1799 for the Batavian Navy, and annexed to France when the Dutch state was absorbed by the French Empire in 1810. Both were reclassed as 80-gun ships in April 1811.
Chattam-class 90-gun ships designed by P. Glavimans.

Chattam 90 – taken by the British at the capture of Antwerp, and handed over to the Netherlands Navy in August 1814.
Royal Hollandais 90 – renamed Hollandais 1811; taken by the British at the capture of Antwerp, and handed over to the Netherlands Navy in August 1814, renamed Koninklijke Hollander.

80-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 80") of the First Empire

Bucentaure class 80-gun ships designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, a modification of the 80-ship Tonnant class listed above. 21 ships were launched to this design, of which 16 were afloat by the end of 1814

Bucentaure 80 – Flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, captured there by the British and wrecked in the subsequent storm
Neptune 80 – Captured by the Spanish at Cadiz in June 1808, renamed Neptuno, BU 1820
Robuste 80 – Driven ashore by the British and burnt near Frontignan in October 1809
Ville de Varsovie 80 – Captured and burnt by the British in the Battle of the Basque Roads in April 1809
Donawerth 80 – BU 1824
Eylau 80 – BU 1829
Friedland 80 – Transferred to the Dutch Navy in August 1814 and renamed Vlaming, BU 1823
Sceptre 80 – Condemned 1828
Tilsitt 80 – Transferred to the Dutch Navy in August 1814 and renamed Neptunus, BU 1818
Auguste 80 – Transferred to the Dutch Navy in August 1814 and renamed Illustre, returned in September 1814, BU 1827
Pacificateur 80 – BU 1824
Illustre 80 – Transferred to the Dutch Navy in August 1814 and renamed Prins van Oranje, BU 1825.
Diadème 80 – 86 guns from 1837; condemned 1856.
Conquérant 80 – Condemned 1831.
Zélandais 80 – renamed Duquesne in April 1814, but reverted to Zélandais in March 1815 then Duquesne again in July 1815. Condemned 1858.
Magnifique 80 – 86 guns from 1837; condemned 1837.
One further ship begun at Venice to this design was never launched – Saturne, which was broken up on the stocks by the Austrian occupiers.

74-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 74") of the First Empire

Téméraire class
Algésiras 74 – Captured by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805, retaken by the French two days later, captured by the Spanish at Cadiz in June 1808, renamed Algeciras, stricken 1826
Achille 74 – Burnt by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805.
Régulus 74 – burned in April 1813 in the Gironde to avoid capture.
Courageux 74 – struck 1827 and taken to pieces in 1831–32.
Ajax 74 – struck 1818.
D'Hautpoul 74 – captured by the British in an action in the Caribbean in April 1809 and added to the RN as HMS Abercrombie, sold 1817
Polonais 74 – renamed Lys 1814, renamed Polonais 1815, renamed Lys 1815, BU 1825
Tonnerre 74 – Burnt by the British in the Battle of the Basque Roads in April 1809
Danube 74 = school ship 1822, struck and taken to pieces in 1826.
Golymin 74 – wrecked and sank 1814.
Triomphant 74
Ulm 74
Marengo 74 – 80 guns from 1837; renamed Pluton 1866, BU 1873
Nestor 74 – 80 guns from 1837.
Trajan 74
Trident 74 – 80 guns from 1837; BU 1879
Agamemnon 74 – raséed 1822–23 at Brest, becoming 1st Class 58-gun frigate, renamed Amphitrite in April 1824; deleted 1836.
Gaulois 74 – taken to pieces 1831.
Romulus 74 – raséed 1820–21 at Brest, becoming 1st Class 58-gun frigate, renamed Guerrière in June 1921, BU 1840
Ville de Marseille 74 – 80 guns from 1837; BU 1827
Colosse 74 – raséed 1825–27 at Brest, becoming 1st Class 58-gun frigate, renamed Pallas in 1825; deleted 1840, taken to pieces 1854.
Duguay-Trouin 74
Orion 74
Scipion 74 – 80 guns from 1837.
Superbe 74
Hercule 74 – renamed Provence on 19 April 1814, Hercule on 23 March 1815, Provence on 15 July 1815, and Alger on 15 July 1830; 80 guns from 1837; BU 1881
Brillant 74 – taken by the British at the Surrender of Genoa in 1814 and finished by the Royal Navy in 1815.
Pluton class – A revised design for Téméraire class, by Jacques-Noël Sané, described officially as "the small model" specially introduced to be constructed at shipyards outside France itself where they lacked the depth of water required to launch 74s of the Téméraire class.

Pluton 74 – captured by the Spanish at Cadiz in June 1808, retained the same name, later renamed Montañes, BU 1816.
Borée 74 – BU 1827
Génois 74 – BU 1821
Charlemagne 74 – Transferred to the Netherlands Navy in 1814 and renamed Nassau.
Commerce de Lyon 74 – BU 1830
Anversois 74 – BU 1819
Duguesclin 74 – BU 1820
César 74 – transferred to the Netherlands Navy on 1 August 1814 and renamed Prins Frederik.
Dantzig 74 – renamed Achille in August 1814, BU 1816
Ville de Berlin 74 – renamed Atlas in July 1815, BU 1819
Pultusk 74 – Transferred to the Netherlands Navy on 1 August 1814 and renamed Waterloo.
Breslaw 74 – condemned 1836.
Dalmate 74
Albanais 74
Rivoli 74 – captured by the British in an action in the Adriatic in February 1812 and added to the RN under the same name, stricken 1819.
Mont Saint Bernard 74
Régénérateur 74
Royal Hollandais 74
Castiglione 74
Royal Italien 74
[French ship French ship Piet Hein (1813)|Piet Hein (1813)|Piet Hein] 74 – abandoned December 1813 to Netherlands, who renamed her Admiraal Piet Hein
Couronne 74 – abandoned December 1813 to Netherlands, who renamed her Prins Willem de Eerste
Montebello 74 – completed by Austrians, who renamed her Cesare but never finished her
Audacieux 74
Polyphème 74

Four further ships begun at Venice to this design were never launched – Montenotte, Arcole, Lombardo and Semmering; all were broken up on the stocks by the Austrian occupiers.

Captured or otherwise acquired from foreign navies 1805–1810

Calcutta 60 – burnt by the RN at Île d'Aix in April 1809.
Argonaute 74 – captured June 1808 by the Spanish at Cadiz.
Vasco de Gama 74 – retaken by the Portuguese in September 1808.
Maria Primeira 74 – retaken by the Portuguese in September 1808.
Notre Dame des Martyres 74 – retaken by the Portuguese in September 1808.
Princesse de Beira 64 – retaken by the Portuguese in September 1808.
Saint Sébastien 64 – retaken by the Portuguese in September 1808.
Paraskevia 74 – taken to pieces at Trieste 1810.
Asie 64 – taken to pieces at Trieste 1810.
Moscou 74 – hulked 1810.
Saint Pierre 74 – renamed Duquesne in February 1811; taken to pieces 1830.
Kroonprins 80 – restored to the Netherlands in May 1814.
Amiral Zoutman 80 – restored to the Netherlands in May 1814.
Commerce d'Amsterdam 80 – restored to the Netherlands in May 1814.
Amiral de Ruyter 80 – restored to the Netherlands in May 1814.
Amiral Evertsen 80 – restored to the Netherlands in May 1814.
Amiral Piet Hein 80 – never launched, demolished on the stocks.
Brabant 74 – restored to the Netherlands in May 1814.
Utrech 64 – restored to the Netherlands 1813.
Dogger Bank 64 – returned to the Netherlands May 1814.
Jean de Witt 64 – returned to the Netherlands May 1814.
Commerce de Rotterdam 64 – renamed Rotterdam in November 1813; returned to the Netherlands May 1814.

Restored French Monarchy (1815–1848)

The Bourbon dynasty was restored under Louis XVIII in June 1815. He died 16 September 1824 and was succeeded by his brother Charles X who abdicated on 2 August 1830. Louis Philippe I reigned from 9 August 1830 until overthrown on 24 February 1848. The Second French Republic was established briefly from 1848.
This section of the article includes all ships of the line launched from July 1815 to February 1848.

118-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 118") of the Restoration

Later Dauphin Royal class
Later units of the 118-gun type, begun during the First Empire, were completed at various dates over the next few decades.

Souverain 118 – broken up 1905.
Trocadéro 118 – burnt by accident 1836.
Friedland 114 – Laid down in May 1812 as Inflexible, renamed Duc de Bordeaux in May 1821, renamed Friedland in August 1830. Hulked and renamed Colosse in 1865, BU 1879.

80-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 80") of the Restoration

Bucentaure class

Centaure 80 – renamed Santi Pietri in October 1823; 86 guns from 1837; hulked 1849, burnt by accident 1862.
Neptune 80 – 86-guns from 1837; hulked 1858, broken up 1868.
Algésiras 80 – 86 guns from 1837; deleted 1846.
Jupiter 80 – 86 guns from 1837; deleted 1863.

74-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 74") of the Restoration

Téméraire class

Duc de Berry 74 – – raséed 1832–34 at Brest, becoming 1st Class 58-gun frigate, renamed Minerve in January 1832, hulked 1853, renamed Aber Wrach in July 1865; broken up 1874.
Jean Bart 74 – hulked 1833, broken up after 1835.
Triton 74 – 80 guns from 1837; hulked 1850–52, broken up 1870.
Couronne 74 – 80 guns from 1837, later renamed Duperré; hulked 1862, broken up 1870.
Généreux 74 – 80 guns from 1837; hulked 1851, taken to pieces 1865.

90-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 90") of the Restoration

Suffren class, of the Commission de Paris

Suffren 90
Inflexible 90

100-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 100") of the Restoration

Hercule class, of the Commission de Paris

Hercule 100
Tage 100
Henri IV 100
Jemmapes 100
Lys 100 originally, renamed Ulm and commissioned as an 82-gun, steam-powered ship.

120-gun ship of the Restoration

Valmy 120, only capital ship built to the specifications of the Commission de Paris

Second Republic (1848 to 1852) and Second Empire (1852 to 1870)

Prince Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte became president in December 1848 following the abdication in February 1848 of Louis Philippe I; he subsequently became Emperor Napoléon III on 2 December 1852 and ruled until he was deposed and the Third Republic was proclaimed on 4 September 1870.

''Océan''-class ships of the line

Two further units of the Océan class were built to an altered design, with a thumblehome reduced by 20 centimetres, increasing space available on the upper decks. The design later inspired an aborted Bretagne class which, furthered altered to incorporate the "swift battleship" concept of the Napoléon class, would yield the 130-gun Bretagne, the ultimate wooden capital ship of the French Navy.

Ville de Paris 114 – Laid down as Marengo, renamed Ville de Vienne 1814, renamed Comte d'Artois 1830. Rebuilt 1858, stricken 1882, BU 1898
Louis XIV 114 – Laid down in April 1811 as Tonnant, renamed Louis XIV in December 1828. Stricken 1880, BU 1882

''Hercule''-class ships of the line (further ships of this class)

The ships of the Hercule class, designed to be 100-gun sailing ships of the line, were modified and transformed into 90-gun steam ships of the line

Tage 90 – Transport 1875
Austerlitz 90 – Stricken 1872
Fleurus 90 – Stricken 1869
Prince Jérôme 90 – Transport 1872
Duguay-Trouin 90 – Stricken 1872
Turenne 90 – Stricken 1867
Ulm 90 – Hulk 1867
Wagram 90 – Stricken 1867
Navarin 90 – Transport 1873
Eylau 90 – Stricken 1877

''Suffren''-class ships of the line (further ships of this class)

The ships of the Suffren class, designed to be 90-gun sailing ships of the line, were modified and transformed into 80-gun steam ships of the line

Donawerth 80 – Stricken 1872
Tilsitt 80 – Stricken 1872
Saint Louis 80 – Training ship 1881
Jean Bart 80 – renamed Donawerth 1868 – Stricken 1880
Bayard 80 – Stricken 1872
Duguesclin 80 – wrecked 1859
Breslaw 80 – Stricken 1872
Charlemagne 80 – Transport 1867
Alexandre 90 – Stricken 1877
Fontenoy 80 – Transport 1881
Castiglione 90 – Stricken 1881
Masséna 90 – Stricken 1879

''Tourville''-class ships of the line

The Tourville class was built along the line of razeed Océan-class three-deckers, giving them good stability and carrying capacity, but poor manoeuvrability for their size.

Tourville 80 – Stricken 1872
Duquesne 80 – Hulked 1867

''Napoléon''-class screw ships of the line

Designed by Henri Dupuy de Lôme as "swift ships of the line", the Napoléon class was the first to be designed from the conception to be steam battleships. Originally 3rd class, later redesignated as 2nd class.

Napoléon 90 – Stricken 1876

Algésiras sub-class

Algésiras 90 – Transport 1869
Arcole 90 – Stricken 1870
Redoutable 90 – Stricken 1869
Impérial 90 – Hulked 1869
Intrépide 90 – Stricken 1889

Ville de Nantes sub-class

Ville de Nantes 90 – Stricken 1872
Ville de Bordeaux 90 – Stricken 1879
Ville de Lyon 90 – Stricken 1883

''Bretagne''-class screw ships of the line

Capital ship designed on the same principles as the swift ships of the line of the Napoléon class

Bretagne 130 – Training ship 1866