César-class ship of the line
César (right) blowing up at the Battle of the Saintes | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | César |
| Builders | Toulon Dockyard |
| Operators | French Navy |
| Completed | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Tonnage | 1,500 tons |
| Displacement | 2,900 tons |
| Length | 157½ French feet |
| Beam | 43½ French feet |
| Draught | 20 French feet 8 inches |
| Depth of hold | 29¾ French feet |
| Complement | 715 (later 734), + 6/12 officers |
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The César class or Zélé class included two 74-gun ships of the line designed by Joseph Coulomb. They were a development of his earlier 74-gun ship, Zélé of 1763.
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 10 March 1767
- Launched: 3 August 1768
- Fate: Captured and burnt by the British at the Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 7 February 1770
- Launched: 21 October 1777
- Fate: Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, and burnt by them there in December 1793