French ship Fantasque (1758)
Model of Protée, sister-ship of Fantasque | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Fantasque |
| Builder | Joseph Véronique-Charles Chapelle, Toulon Dockyard |
| Laid down | July 1757 |
| Launched | 10 May 1758 |
| In service | May 1759 |
| Fate | Hulked 1784 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lion class |
| Tons burthen | 1,100 (displacement 2,084) |
| Length | 151 French feet |
| Beam | 40½ French feet |
| Draught | 21½ French feet |
| Depth of hold | 19½ French feet |
| Complement | 480 in war, +9/12 officers |
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The Fantasque was a Lion-class 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She is famous for being captained by the French commander Pierre-André de Suffren during the American Revolutionary War.