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MT20 L’ORIENT
Designed originally as a 118 gun ship by Jacques Noel Sane, the plan became the standard for French three-decked first rate ships in 1786. They were the largest ships in the world until the 1830s,...
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MT21 Bucentaure
Bucentaure was launched in 1803 having been built in Toulon to the standard 1787 80 gun ship plan designed by Jacques Noel Sane. This French 80 gun two-decked ship was an extremely powerfully armed...
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MT23 Africaine
The Africaine was designed and built by R A Haran at Rochfort in 1795 along with Preneuse, 1794 and Themis, 1796 at Bayonne. Both Preneuse and Africaine were captured in 1799 and 1801 respectively....
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MT22 Redoutable
Launched at Brest in 1790 as the Suffren, she was renamed in 1793 and became the Redoutable. She was famous for the fight she put up at Trafalgar against Victory and Temeraire . She was probably...
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MT24 Heros
Heros was built to the French standard plan by Noel Jacques Sane, laid down in 1796 and launched at Rochfort in 1801. She fought at Trafalgar and was captured in Cadiz harbour in 1808. As modelled,...
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MTSP2 Squadron of French ships
It was not unusual for small squadrons of 3rd rates to be used for special missions or other detached duties. They would be commanded usually by a Commodore or Rear Admiral. This pack has ships that...
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