César-class ship of the line

The César class or Zélé class included two 74-gun ships of the line designed by Joseph Coulomb. They were a development of his earlier 74-gun ship, Zélé of 1763.

• César

Builder: Toulon

Ordered: 10 March 1767

Launched: 3 August 1768

Fate: Captured and burnt by the British at the Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782

• Destin

Builder: Toulon

Ordered: 7 February 1770

Launched: 21 October 1777

Fate: Captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793, and burnt by them there in December 1793

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1768  Wikidata
Cesar-class ship of the line
2 produced, 
ship of the line, Toulon, French Navy, France, 
Cornélie, Jurien de la Gravière, 

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