French ship Diadème (1756)

	French Ship Diadéme (1756) image
History
France
Name	Diadème
Namesake	Diadem
Ordered	10 September 1755
Builder	Brest
Laid down	September 1755
Launched	26 July 1756
Commissioned	November 1756
Decommissioned	1797
Renamed	Brutus on 29 September 1792
Fate	Broken up, 1797
General characteristics
Class and type	Diadème-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1500 tonneaux
Length	54.6 m (179 ft 2 in)
Beam	14.1 m (46 ft 3 in)
Draught	6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	74 guns: ; 28 × 36-pounder long guns ; 30 × 18-pounder long guns ; 16 × 8-pounder long guns;
Armour	Timber

Diadème was the lead ship of the Diadème-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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