Download or read book The Seventy-four Gun Ship: Fitting out the hull written by Jean Boudriot and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Boudriot is the world's leading authority on French warships of the sailing era and this work has been written to the highest standards of historical accuracy and research, benefiting from Boudriot's remarkable skill as a draughtsman. The author presents a highly detailed examination of the French 74-gun ship of the 18th century, and a large number of differences emerge from its rival and counterpart built in English yards.