French ship Royal Louis (1759)
Model of the fictitious ship Sans-Pareil that defined the type of Royal Louis | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Namesake | Louis XV of France |
| Ordered | 29 May 1757 |
| Builder | Brest Dockyard |
| Laid down | June 1757 |
| Launched | May 1759 |
| Completed | July 1762 |
| Stricken | 1772 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1773 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | First Rank ship of the line |
| Tonnage | 3,000 |
| Displacement | 4,732 |
| Length | 190 French feet |
| Beam | 51½ French feet (16.73 m) |
| Draught | 25 French feet 8 inches |
| Depth of hold | 24½ French feet |
| Decks | 3 gun decks |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 1,320, + 18 officers |
| Armament |
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| Armour | timber |
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Royal Louis was a 116-gun ship of the line of the Royal French Navy, designed in 1757 by Jacques-Luc Coulomb and constructed in 1757 to 1762 by Laurent Coulomb at Brest Dockyard. She was the fourth ship to bear the name, and the only ship of the Sans-Pareil design ever built.