French ship Saint-Esprit (1766)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Scipion.
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Saint-Esprit.
| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Saint-Esprit |
| Namesake: | Order of the Holy Spirit |
| Ordered: | 11 January 1762 |
| Builder: | Arsenal of Brest |
| Laid down: | May 1762 |
| Launched: | 12 October 1765 |
| Christened: | 20 January 1762 |
| Commissioned: | 1766 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 January 1795 |
| Renamed: | Scipion in April 1794 |
| Fate: | Wrecked off Brest on 26 January 1795 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Saint-Esprit class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1754 tonnes |
| Length: | 59.8 metres |
| Beam: | 14.9 metres |
| Draught: | 7.5 metres |
| Complement: | 970 |
| Armament: |
80 guns:
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The Saint-Esprit ("Holy Ghost") 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.
She took part in the Battle of Ushant under La Motte-Picquet, and to the Armada of 1779.
She was renamed Scipion in April 1794, and took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 under Huguet, where she was totally dismasted. She was wrecked on 30 January 1795, during the Croisière du Grand Hiver. Most of her crew was rescued by Trente-et-un Mai.
