French ship Ville de Paris

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Four ships of the French Navy have born the name Ville de Paris, in honour of the city of Paris:

• The 90-gun ship of the line Ville de Paris, later upgraded to 104 guns (1764)
• Ville de Paris, a 12-gun vessel (1803)
• Ville de Paris, a 110-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class (1804), renamed Commerce de Paris
• Ville de Paris, a 120-gun ship of the line of the Océan class (1851)

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Also the ship of the line of the Royal Navy HMS Ville de Paris, launched in 1795, was named in honour of the Ville de Paris of 1764.