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Citoyen-class ship of the line

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The Citoyen class consisted of four 74-gun ships of the line all built at Brest Naval Dockyard to a design by Joseph-Louis Ollivier. [1]

9 relations: Battle of the Nile, Brest, France, French ship Citoyen (1764), French ship Conquérant (1747), French ship Palmier (1752), Ship of the line, 18-pounder long gun, 36-pounder long gun, 8-pounder long gun.

Battle of the Nile

The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile Delta of Egypt from 1 to 3 August 1798.

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Brest, France

Brest is a city in the Finistère département in Brittany.

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French ship Citoyen (1764)

The Citoyen was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class to a design by Joseph-Louis Ollivier.

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French ship Conquérant (1747)

The Conquérant was originally launched in 1746 on a design by François Coulomb the Younger.

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French ship Palmier (1752)

Palmier was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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Ship of the line

A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through to the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside firepower to bear.

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18-pounder long gun

The 18-pounder long gun was an intermediary calibre piece of artillery mounted on warships of the Age of sail.

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36-pounder long gun

The 36-pounder long gun was the largest piece of artillery mounted on French warships of the Age of Sail.

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8-pounder long gun

The 8-pounder long gun was a light calibre piece of artillery mounted on French warships of the Age of sail.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citoyen-class_ship_of_the_line

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