Singing La Marseillaise

The Acheron (44 guns) from Master and Commander

For those of you who enjoyed my recent review of Osprey's Fighting Sail naval rules (here) and are thinking about getting themselves a French Fleet, these articles at the very informative Weapons and Warfare website will give you more background and insights into the Republican Fleet of the period

http://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/08/09/napoleonic-french-navy-i/

http://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/08/09/napoleonic-french-navy-ii/

http://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/08/07/french-account-of-the-battle-of-the-nile/

And another neat (and brief) overview of Napoleon's Navy:
http://www.thedearsurprise.com/the-french-navy-during-the-napoleonic-era/

The first rate Bretagne (130 guns)

And for the American Revolution period:
http://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/05/10/french-navy-in-america/