French ship Annibal (1778)
Achille (left) being dismasted by HMS Brunswick at the Glorious First of June | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Annibal |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | December 1777 |
| Launched | 5 October 1778 |
| In service | January 1779 |
| Renamed | Achille, 1786 |
| Captured | 1 June 1794 by Royal Navy |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Achille |
| Commissioned | never commissioned |
| Fate | Broken up, 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Annibal-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 54.7 m (179 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
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Annibal was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, and was one of the earliest of his works. She was built at Brest in 1778.