French ship Orion (1787)

French ship Orion (1787)

The "Orion" was a "Téméraire" class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

She took part in fighting on the coast of Italy. In 1793, she was renamed "Mucius Scaevola", soon shortened to "Mucius".

She took part in the Third Battle of Ushant (Combat du 13 prairial an II), helping the "Impétueux" battling HMS "Malborough", as well as in both the First Battle of Groix and the Battle of Groix.

She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, an attempt at landing an army in Ireland, before being condemned and broken up in Brest.


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