Le Timoléon 74 gun

The second ship on my new 'Battle of the Nile' project, the 74 gun Timoléon, which was the final ship in the French line. Like several ships at the battle, it has red sides, which visually also makes a good contrast on the table.

My next two ships - the final ones from my Langton starter pack - are both French 76 guns. No ships were 'officially' 76 guns, but several of the larger 74 guns were listed as having 76 guns when captured. Three ships at the Nile - 'Spartiate', 'Aquilon' and 'Généreux' were listed as such when captured and were slightly larger than the normal 74. I will paint my ships as the latter two, which coincidentally were also red, Aquilon having a black strake.