The ''Magnanime'' was a 74-gun of the

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, lead ship of her class.

Career

She took part in the

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in De Grasse's squadron, under Captain Le Bègue de Germiny, most notably in the

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, in the

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, and in the

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. In 1782 or 1783, she was under Sainte-Eulalie.

Fate

''Magnanime'' was broken up in Brest in 1793.

Sources and references

Notes Citations Bibliography * * Ships of the line of the French Navy Magnanime-class ships of the line Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean 1779 ships {{France-line-ship-stub