List of Ships of The Line of France - Second Republic (1848 To 1852) and Second Empire (1852 To 1870)

Second Republic (1848 To 1852) and Second Empire (1852 To 1870)

Prince Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (the nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte) became President in December 1848 following the abdication on February 1848 of Louis-Philippe; he subsequently became Emperor Napoléon III on 2 December 1852 and ruled until he was deposed and the Third Republic was proclaimed on 4 September 1870.

Later units of the 118-gun type, begun during the First Empire, were completed at various dates over the next few decades (see above).

• Ville de Paris 114 (launched 5 October 1850 at Rochefort) - Laid down as Marengo, renamed Ville de Vienne 1814, renamed Comte d'Artois 1830. Rebuilt 1858, stricken 1882, BU 1898
• Louis XIV 114 (launched 28 February 1854 at Rochefort) - Laid down in April 1811 as Tonnant, renamed Louis XIV in December 1828. Stricken 1880, BU 1882

• Suffren class ships of the line (further ships of this class)
  • Donawerth 80 (launched 15 February 1854 at Lorient) - Stricken 1872
  • Tilsitt 80 (launched 30 March 1854 at Cherbourg) - Stricken 1872
  • Saint Louis 80 (launched 25 April 1854 at Brest) - Training ship 1881

• Napoléon class screw ships of the line, designed by Dupuy de Lôme. Originally 3rd class, later redesignated as 2nd class.
  • Napoléon 90 (launched 16 May 1850 at Toulon) - Stricken 1876
  • Arcole 90 (launched 20 March 1855 at Cherbourg) - Stricken 1870
  • Algésiras 90 (launched 4 October 1855 at Toulon) - Transport 1869
  • Redoutable 90 (launched 25 October 1855 at Rochefort) - Stricken 1869
  • Impérial 90 (launched 15 September 1856 at Brest) - Hulked 1869
  • Ville de Nantes 90 (launched 7 August 1858 at Cherbourg) - Stricken 1872
  • Ville de Bordeaux 90 (launched 21 May 1860 at Lorient) - Stricken 1879
  • Ville de Lyon 90 (launched 26 February 1861 at Brest) - Stricken 1883
  • Intrépide 90 (launched 17 September 1864 at Rochefort) - Stricken 1889

• Nantes class ships of the line

• Charlemagne 80 (launched 16 January 1851 at Toulon) - Transport 1867
• Austerlitz 90 (launched 15 September 1852 at Cherbourg) - Stricken 1872
• Jean Bart 80 (launched 14 September 1852 at Lorient) - renamed Donawerth 1868 - Stricken 1880
• Duquesne 80 (launched 2 December 1853 at Brest) - Hulked 1867
• Fleurus 90 (launched 2 December 1853 at Toulon) - Stricken 1869
• Prince Jérôme 90 (launched 2 December 1853 at Lorient) - Transport 1872
• Tourville 80 (launched 31 October 1853 at Brest) - Stricken 1872
• Navarin 90 (launched 26 July 1854 at Toulon) - Transport 1873
• Ulm 90 (launched 13 May 1854 at Rochefort) - Hulk 1867
• Wagram 90 (launched 19 June 1854 at Lorient) - Stricken 1867
• Bretagne 130 (launched 17 February 1855 at Brest) - Training ship 1866
• Eylau 90 (launched 15 May 1856 at Toulon) - Stricken 1877
• Alexandre 90 (launched 1857 at Rochefort) - Stricken 1877
• Duguay-Trouin 90 (launched 29 March 1854 at Lorient) - Stricken 1872
• Tage 90 (launched 15 April 1847 at Brest) - Transport 1875
• Turenne 90 (launched 15 April 1854 at Rochefort) - Stricken 1867
• Breslaw 80 (launched 31 July 1848 at Brest) - Stricken 1872
• Bayard 80 (launched 28 August 1848 at Lorient) - Stricken 1872
• Duguesclin 80 (launched 3 May 1848 at Rochefort) - wrecked 1859
• Fontenoy 80 (launched November 1858 at Toulon) - Transport 1881
• Castiglione 90 (1860 at Toulon) - Stricken 1881
• Massena 90 (1860 at Toulon) - Stricken 1879