Bordelois-class ship of the line

Watercolour portrait of Flamand, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez
Class overview
NameBordelois
BuildersBordeaux[1]
Operators
Planned4
Completed4
General characteristics
Displacement1100 tonnes[1]
Length50.7 metres[1]
Beam13.75 metres[1]
Draught6.3 metres[1]
PropulsionSail, full-rigged ship
Complement560 men in war,[1] 500 in peace
Armament
ArmourTimber

The Bordelois class was a class of 56-gun ships of the line, designed by Antoine Groignard. This was a unique type, designed to provide a battlefleet armament (with 36-pounder guns in the principal battery) on a hull able to operate in the shallow waters around Dunkirk. The ships were funded by don des vaisseaux donations and rushed into production for the Seven Years' War, but were completed too late to take part in the conflict. The Flamand would later have a distinguished career during the War of American Independence.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 453. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.