French ship Majestueux (1781)

History
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NameMajestueux
Namesake"Majestuous"
Ordered20 April 1780
BuilderToulon
Laid down5 July 1780
Launched17 November 1780
Commissioned4 February 1781
FateBroken up 1808
General characteristics
Class and typeTerrible class ship of the line
Displacement2500 tonnes
Length60.6 m (199 ft)
Beam16.2 m (53 ft)
Draught8.6 m (28 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament110 guns
ArmourTimber

The Majestueux was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Terrible class.

She was renamed Républicain in 1797. In 1807, she was decommissioned and used as a transport.

The ship was broken up in 1808.[1]

  1. ^ Winfield & Roberts p.74