French ship Dauphin Royal (1735)

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History
French Navy EnsignFrance
Name: Dauphin Royal
Builder: Brest
Struck: 1783
General characteristics
Class & type: 74-gun ship of the line
Crew: 630
Armament: 74 guns
Armour: timber

The Dauphin Royal was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. In 1747, she was rebuilt at Brest and reduced to 70 guns.

She notably took part in the Battle of Quiberon Bay under captain d'Uturbie Fragosse, and in the Battle of Ushant.

She was decommissioned in 1783.

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