Saint-Esprit class ship of the line
- Saint-Esprit class ship of the line
The "Saint-Esprit" class was a type of three 80-gun ships of the line of the French Navy.
* "Saint-Esprit". Renamed "Scipion".:Builder: Brest:Ordered: 11 January 1762:Launched: 12 October 1765:Fate: Lost in storm on 26 january 1795
* "Couronne". Renamed "Ça Ira".:Builder: Arsenal of Brest:Ordered: :Launched: May 1768:Fate: Captured by Britain on 14 March 1795, destroyed in an accidental fire on 11 April 1796
* "Languedoc" Renamed "Anti-fédéraliste" and "Victoire":Builder: Toulon:Ordered: :Launched: 15 May 1766:Fate: Broken up in 1799 in Brest
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