French ship Royal Louis (1780)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Royal Louis and French ship Républicain.
Illustration of Républicain grounded on Mingant rock by Pierre Ozanne
History
France
NameRoyal Louis
NamesakeLouis of France
BuilderBrest Dockyard
Laid down8 March 1779
Launched20 March 1780
CompletedJune 1780
CommissionedJune 1780
RenamedRépublicain (29 September 1792)
FateWrecked, 24 December 1794
General characteristics
Class & type106-gun ship of the line
Displacement4835tonneaux
Tons burthen2400 port tonneaux
Length60.4 metres
Beam16.2 metres
Draught8.6 metres
Depth of hold24½ French feet
Complement1,150
Armament
  • 106 guns
  • 30 × 48-pounders on the lower deck
  • 32 × 24-pounders on the middle deck
  • 32 × 12-pounders on the upper deck
  • 12 × 8-pounders on the quarterdeck and forecastle
  • 4 more 8-pounders were added in 1784

Royal Louis was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was designed and built at Brest Dockyard by Léon-Michel Guignace.


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