French ship Tonnant (1743)
Vaisseau de 80 canons Ship of 80 guns. Text and drawings made by Nicolas Ozanne (1764) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Tonnant |
| Namesake | Thundering |
| Ordered | 12 June 1740 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | 18 October 1740 |
| Launched | 17 November 1743 |
| In service | June 1744 |
| Stricken | April 1780 |
| Fate | Broken up November 1780 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 3400 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1700 port tonneaux |
| Length | 54.6 m (179 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Tonnant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She was the flagship of the French fleet at the Second battle of Cape Finisterre, and later took part in the Battle of Quiberon Bay, and in the American War of Independence.
She was broken up in 1780.