Lys-class ship of the line explained

The Lys-class ships of the line were a series of three 64-gun third-rate ships of the line, designed for the French Navy by Jacques-Luc Coulomb.^{[1] [2]}

Ships

Builder: Brest Dockyard

Ordered: January 1745

Launched: 10 September 1746

Fate: Captured, 1755

Builder: Brest Dockyard

Ordered: January 1745

Launched: March 1747

Fate: Captured, 1747

Builder: Brest Dockyard

Ordered: January 1745

Launched: 16 September 1747

Fate: Foundered, 1762

Notes and References

1. Web site: French Lys Class . 2024-09-09 . threedecks.org.
2. Rif Winfield & Stephen S Roberts: French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786.