French ship Saint-Esprit (1766)
- French ship Saint-Esprit (1766)
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".
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