French ship César (1768)
The end of the César, by François Aimé Louis Dumoulin. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | César |
| Namesake | Caesar |
| Ordered | 10 March 1767 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | August 1767 |
| Launched | 3 August 1768 |
| In service | November 1768 |
| Fate | Blew up on 12 April 1782 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | César-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 1,500 tonnes |
| Length | 54.6 m (179 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 14.1 m (46 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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César was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Ordered in early 1767 from the Toulon shipyard, she was launched on 3 August 1768. César saw service in the American Revolutionary War, during which she was destroyed in the Battle of the Saintes.