The French ship Jean Bart was a notable example of the 74-gun Téméraire-class ships of the line, constructed for the French Navy in the late 18th century. Laid down at the Arsenal de Lorient, her keel was begun on 1 June 1788, following a design by Jacques-Noël Sané, and she was launched on 7 November 1790, completing her fitting-out by February 1791. She measured approximately 55.87 meters (183 feet 4 inches) in length, with a beam of 14.46 meters (47 feet 5 inches) and a depth of hold of 7.15 meters (23 feet 5 inches). Her displacement was about 3,069 tonneaux, with a tonnage of 1,537 port tonneaux, and she was rigged with three masts. Jean Bart's armament was typical of her class, featuring a broadside of smoothbore, muzzle-loading guns. Her lower gun deck was equipped with twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns, while her upper deck housed thirty 18-pounder long guns, complemented by sixteen 8-pounder guns on the quarterdeck and forecastle. Post-1787 ships in her class also included four 36-pounder obusiers on the poop deck, although some ships varied in their armament. Throughout her service, Jean Bart participated in several significant naval operations during the French Revolutionary Wars. She was part of Van Stabel's squadron in 1793, rescuing the Sémillante from British capture. She engaged in the Atlantic campaign of May 1794 and was involved in the capture of HMS Alexander in November of that year. She also took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver winter campaign of 1794/95, serving under Van Stabel. Notably, Jean Bart participated in the Battle of Genoa (1795), Cornwallis's Retreat, and the Battle of Groix in June 1795. Later, under Captain Louis-Marie Le Gouardun from 1795 to 1808, she continued active service. In 1809, she was part of a French fleet en route to reinforce Martinique. However, during this mission, she grounded on a shoal near Île Madame while attempting to enter the Basque Roads. The ship was wrecked and subsequently burnt by the British in April 1809. Today, a full-scale model of Jean Bart is under construction in Gravelines, France, commemorating her maritime history and significance as a representative of the French naval power during her era.

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