Jean Bart is the name given to the replica of a 1670, 84-gun,

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, that is being constructed by the Association Tourville at

Gravelines Gravelines ( , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord departments of France, department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa (France), Aa southwest of Dunkirk, France, Dunkirk. It was form ...

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, to the plans of the seventeenth century ship builder Colbert. It has European funding through the Heroes2c programme.

Jean Bart, the corsaire

Jean Bart Jean Bart (; ; 21 October 1650 – 27 April 1702) was a Flemish naval commander and privateer. Early life Jean Bart was born in Dunkirk in 1650 to a seafaring family, the son of Jean-Cornil Bart (c. 1619–1668) who has been described various ...

was a native of Dunkirk (Dunkerque).

The project

The project is being managed by the Association Tourville. The keel of the ship was laid down in 2002, and it expected that it will take 20 years to complete. It uses traditional seventeenth century open air ship building techniques and it is hoped to preserve these skills for another generation. The ship is being built next to the Basin Vauban, in

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. From 2010 to 2013 it had the support of the

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's Interreg IV, Heroes2c scheme.

References

External links

Association Tourville's website
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Jean Bart, the corsaire

The project

See also

References

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