French ship Saint-Esprit

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Saint-Esprit at the Battle of Saint Kitts, 26 January 1782
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Saint-Esprit was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the lead ship of her class.[1] Funded by a Script error: No such module "Lang". donation from the Order of the Holy Spirit, she was named in their honour.

Career

She took part in the Battle of Ushant under La Motte-Picquet, and to the Armada of 1779.[1]

In 1781, on 29 April, she took part in the Battle of Fort Royal under Chabert-Cogolin.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp

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.[1] She was wrecked on 30 January 1795, during the Croisière du Grand Hiver.[1] Most of her crew were rescued by Trente-et-un Mai.[1][2]

As a young man, Swedish naval officer Johan Herman Schützercrantz served on board the Saint–Esprit; he would later become a rear admiral in Swedish service.[3]

Citations

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  1. a b c d e Roche, p.394
  2. Levot, p.207
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