French ship Magnanime (1779)

	French ship Magnanime (1779) image
History
France
Name	Magnanime
Namesake	Magnanimous
Builder	Rochefort
Laid down	October 1778
Launched	27 August 1779
In service	December 1779
Out of service	1792
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.

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