The ''Argonaute'' class was a class of two 74-gun ships of the French Navy, built to a common design by naval constructor François-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers. The design was lengthened by 4feet 9½ inches (4½ ''pieds'') from the designer's previous ''Scipion'' class, which had been found to lack stability. The designer died on 10 October 1780, and the construction of these ships was completed by Jean-Denis Chevillard, who was appointed his successor as ''ingénieur-constructeur en chef'' at that dockyard in July 1781.Winfield & Roberts, ''French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861'', p.86.

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''Roche, p.48 :Builder: Rochefort Dockyard :Ordered: June 1779 :Begun: August 1779 :Launched: 5 June 1781 :Completed: December 1781 :Fate: Cut down (''raséed'') to a 'heavy' frigate 1793-94 and renamed ''Flibustier''; disarmed in December 1795 and later taken to pieces. *'' Brave'' Roche, p.84 :Builder: Lorient Dockyard :Ordered: June 1779 :Begun: October 1779 :Launched: 6 June 1781 :Completed: November 1781 :Fate: Cut down (''raséed'') to a 'heavy' frigate 1793-94 (but not renamed); reduced to a hulk at Brest in January 1798, and later taken to pieces.

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* *Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen S. (2017) ''French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.'' Seaforth Publishing. . *Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen S. (2015) ''French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.'' Seaforth Publishing. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Argonaute-class ship of the line 74-gun ship of the line classes Ship of the line classes from France Ship classes of the French Navy