French ship Robuste (1758)

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History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameRobuste
Namesake"Robust"
Ordered10 September 1755[1]
BuilderLorient[1]
Laid downSeptember 1757[1]
Launched2 September 1758[1]
FateRetired in 1783
General characteristics
Class and type74-gun ship of the line
Typeship of the line
Tons burthen1600 tonnes
Length56.8 metres
Beam14.4 metres
Depth of hold7 metres
PropulsionSail
Complement866
Armament

Robuste was an 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, built by Antoine Groignard.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Roche (2005), p. 384.
  2. ^ Binet (1911). "La construction du vaisseau de 100 canons "La Bretagne"". Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest. 27–2: 218. Retrieved 12 April 2020.