Name Saint-Esprit Builder Arsenal of Brest Christened 20 January 1762 Launched 12 October 1765 Weight 1,754 tons | Ordered 11 January 1762 Laid down May 1762 Construction started May 1762 Length 60 m Draft 7.5 m | |
Namesake Order of the Holy Spirit | ||
The Saint-Esprit ("Holy Ghost") was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Order of the Holy Spirit, and named in its honour.
Career
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.
References
French ship Saint-Esprit (1765) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA