Tonnant-class ship of the line

The Tonnant Class was a class of eight 80-gun ships of the line designed in 1787 by Jacques-Noël Sané. From 1802 a new group (the Bucentaure class) was begun of slightly modified design, of which more than 24 were begun.

Tonnant Class (8 ships)

 * Tonnant
 * Builder: Toulon
 * Begun: December 1787
 * Launched: 24 October 1789
 * Completed September 1790
 * Fate: Captured 2 August 1798, added to Royal Navy as HMS Tonnant, broken up 1821


 * Indomptable
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: September 1788
 * Launched: 20 December 1790
 * Completed: February 1791
 * Fate: Ran aground after the Battle of Trafalgar October 1805


 * Sans Pareil
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: October 1790
 * Launched: 8 June 1793
 * Completed: September 1793
 * Fate: Captured 1 June 1794 by the Royal Navy, broken up October 1842


 * Formidable
 * Builder: Toulon
 * Begun: August 1794
 * Launched: 17 March 1795
 * Completed: October 1795
 * Fate: Captured 3 November 1805 during Battle of Cape Ortegal, renamed HMS Brave, broken up


 * Guillaume Tell
 * Builder: Toulon
 * Begun: September 1794
 * Launched: 21 October 1795
 * Completed: July 1796
 * Fate: Captured 30 March 1800


 * Franklin
 * Builder: Toulon
 * Begun: November 1794
 * Launched: 25 June 1797
 * Completed: March 1798
 * Fate: Captured 2 August 1798 in the battle of the Nile, renamed HMS Canopus, broken up October 1887


 * Indivisible
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: May 1793
 * Launched: 8 July 1799
 * Completed: October 1799
 * Fate: Renamed Alexandre 1802, captured by Britain 1805, broken up 1822


 * Foudroyant
 * Builder: Rochefort
 * Ordered: December 1793
 * Launched: 18 May 1799
 * Completed: August 1800
 * Fate: Broken up 1834