text: 74-gun ships ("vaisseaux de 74") of the Louis XVI era
  Two ships which were begun before 1774 were completed later; see Fendant (1776) and Destin (1777) under 1715–1774 section above.
  Neptune 74-gun ship designed by Pierre-Augustin Lamothe (launched 20 August 1778 at Brest) – Wrecked in a storm 1794Scipion class (1778 onwards) – Designed by Francois-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers
  Scipion 74 (launched 19 September 1778 at Rochefort) – wrecked off San Domingo in October 1782
  Hercule 74 (launched 5 October 1778 at Rochefort) – Razéed to 50-gun frigate in June 1794
  Pluton 74 (launched 5 November 1778 at Rochefort) – BU 1805Annibal class (1778 onwards) – Designed by Jacques-Noël Sané
  Annibal 74 (1778) – Renamed Achille 1786, captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1796
  Northumberland 74 (1779) – Captured by the British in the Glorious First of June 1794 and added to the RN under the same name, BU 1795
  Héros 74 – designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb (launched 30 December 1778 at Toulon) – captured by the British at Toulon in August 1793 and burnt by them there in December 1793Magnanime class (1779 onwards) – Designed by Jean-Denis Chevillard