Citoyen-class ship of the line

Class overview
Name: Citoyen
Builders: Toulon
Operators:  French Navy
Completed: 3
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Displacement: 1500 tonnes
Length: 55.1 m (181 ft)
Beam: 14.1 m (46 ft)
Draught: 6.8 m (22 ft)
Propulsion: Sail
Armament:
Armour: Timber
Notes: Ships in class include: Citoyen, Conquérant, Actif

The Citoyen class was a type of three 74-gun ships of the line.

Builder: Brest
Ordered:
Launched: 27 August 1764
Fate:
Builder: Brest
Ordered:
Launched: 5 October 1767
Fate:
Builder: Toulon
Ordered: 5 March 1743
Launched: 9 March 1746
Fate: Captured by the British on 2 August 1798, broken up in Plymouth in January 1803


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