French ship Annibal (1778)

Achille (left) being dismasted by HMS Brunswick at the Glorious First of June
History
Ensign of the French Royal Navy Ensign of the French Navy during the RevolutionFrance
NameAnnibal [1]
BuilderBrest [1]
Laid downDecember 1777 [1]
Launched5 October 1778 [1]
In serviceJanuary 1779 [1]
RenamedAchille, 1786 [1]
Captured1 June 1794 by Royal Navy[1]
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameAchille
Commissionednever commissioned
FateBroken up, 1796
General characteristics
Class and typeAnnibal-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1500 tonnes
Length54.7 m (179 ft 6 in)
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draught7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
PropulsionSails
Armament74 guns of various weights of shot

Annibal was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, and was one of the earliest of his works. She was built at Brest in 1778.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche (2005), p. 43.

French ship Annibal (1778)

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