French ship Annibal (1778)
Annibal was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, and was one of the earliest of his works. She was built at Brest in 1778.
Achille (left) being dismasted by HMS Brunswick at the Glorious First of June | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Annibal |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | December 1777 |
| Launched | 5 October 1778 |
| In service | January 1779 |
| Renamed | Achille, 1786 |
| Captured | 1 June 1794 by Royal Navy |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Achille |
| Commissioned | never commissioned |
| Fate | Broken up, 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Annibal-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 54.7 m (179 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
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