Saint-Esprit class ship of the line
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The Saint-Esprit class was a type of three 80-gun ships of the line of the French Navy
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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...
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- Saint-EspritFrench ship Saint-Esprit (1766)The Saint-Esprit was a 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was offered by the Order of the Holy Spirit, and named in its honour....
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- Builder: Brest
- Ordered: 11 January 1762
- Launched: 12 October 1765
- Fate: Lost in storm on 26 january 1795
- CouronneFrench ship La Couronne (1768)The Couronne was an 80-gun Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line of the French Navy.She was laid down at Brest in August 1766 and launched in May 1768. She took part in the Battle of Ushant in 1778 and the Battle of Martinique under Guichen in July 1780...
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- Builder: Arsenal of Brest
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- 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
- LanguedocFrench ship Languedoc (1766)The Languedoc was a ship of the line of the French Navy and flagship of Admiral d'Estaing. She was offered to King Louis XV by the Languedoc, as part of a national effort to rebuild the navy after the Seven Years' War. She was designed by the naval architect Joseph Coulomb.In 1776, France decided...
Renamed Anti-fédéraliste and Victoire
- Builder: Toulon
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- Launched: 15 May 1766
- Fate: Broken up in 1799 in Brest