Name Magnanime Builder Rochefort In service December 1779 Construction started October 1778 Length 56 m | Namesake Magnanimous Laid down October 1778 Out of service 1792 Launched 27 August 1779 | |
The Magnanime was a 74-gun of the French Navy, lead ship of her class
She took part in the American War of Independence in De Grasse's squadron, most notably in the Battle of the Saintes, where she trailed with Zélée, in the Battle of St. Lucia, and in the Battle of the Chesapeake.
She was broken up in Brest in 1793.
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