French ship Destin (1777)

César (right), Destin's sister ship, blowing up at the Battle of the Saintes
History
France
NameDestin
NamesakeDestiny
Ordered7 February 1770
BuilderToulon
Laid downApril 1770
Launched21 October 1777
In service28 May 1778
FateScuttled at the end of the Siege of Toulon, wreck raised and broken up in 1807
General characteristics
Class & typeCésar-class ship of the line
Displacement1,500 tonnes
Length54.6 m (179 ft 2 in)
Beam14.1 m (46 ft 3 in)
Draught6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament

Destin was a 74-gun ship of the French Navy.

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