French ship Ça Ira
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Five ships of the French Navy
have borne the name Ça Ira ("It will be fine") in honour of the revolutionary anthem Ah! ça ira
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French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
have borne the name Ça Ira ("It will be fine") in honour of the revolutionary anthem Ah! ça ira
Ah! ça ira
"Ah ! ça ira" is an emblematic song of the French Revolution, first heard in May 1790. It underwent several changes in wording, all of which used the title words as part of the refrain.-Original version:...
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- Couronne (1781), an 80-gun ship of the line, was renamed Ça Ira in 1792
- A gunship (1794)
- Borée (1785), a Téméraire class ship of the lineTéméraire class ship of the lineThe Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
, was renamed Ça Ira in 1794 - A gunship (1795-1796)