French ship Magnanime (1779)

The Magnanime was a 74-gun of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Career
She took part in the American War of Independence in De Grasse's squadron, under Captain Le Bègue de Germiny, most notably in the Battle of the Chesapeake, in the Battle of St. Lucia, and in the Battle of the Saintes.

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

Fate
Magnanime was broken up in Brest in 1793.