French ship Flamand

	Watercolour portrait of Flamand, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez
History
France
Name	Flamand
Namesake	Estates of Flanders
Builder	Bordeaux
Laid down	October 1763
Launched	11 May 1765
In service	July 1765
Out of service	1785
Fate	Broken up 1785
General characteristics
Displacement	1100 tonnes
Length	50.7 metres
Beam	13.8 metres
Draught	6.3 metres
Propulsion	Sail, full-rigged ship
Complement	560 men
Armament	56 guns:; 24 36-pounder long guns; 26 18-pounder long guns; 6 8-pounder long guns ;
Armour	Timber

The Flamand was a 56-gun Bordelois-class ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Flanders, and built by engineer Léon Guignace on a design by Antoine Groignard. She took part in Suffren's campaign during the American Revolutionary War.

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