Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line
The Saint-Esprit group was a type of three 80-gun ships of the line of the French Navy. They did not constitute a single class, as each was built to a separate design, but they each carried a standard ordnance amounting to 80 guns.
 Fight of the Ça Ira off Noli on 14 March 1795 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Saint-Esprit |
| Succeeded by | Tonnant class |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Displacement | 1754 tonnes |
| Length | 59.8 m (196 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Ships in class
- Saint-Esprit. Renamed Scipion.
- Builder: Brest
- Ordered: 11 January 1762
- Launched: 12 October 1765
- Fate: Lost in storm on 26 january 1795
- Languedoc, renamed Anti-fédéraliste and Victoire.
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 9 December 1761
- Launched: 15 May 1766
- Fate: Broken up in 1799 in Brest
- Builder: Arsenal of Brest
- Ordered: 1766
- Launched: May 1768
- Fate: Accidentally burnt at Brest in 1781. A replacement, Couronne was constructed from the salvaged remains. Renamed Ça Ira in 1792, this ship was captured by Britain on 14 March 1795, destroyed in an accidental fire on 11 April 1796.
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