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(Detail of an English painting of 1784)
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- 32 × 24-pounder long guns
- 18 × 18-pounder long guns
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}} | The Saint-Esprit ("Holy Ghost") was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.[1] 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.[1] 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] Notes and references Notes 1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Roche, p.394
2. ^Levot, p.207
References{{Reflist|30em}} Bibliography - {{cite book|title=Les gloires maritimes de la France: notices biographiques sur les plus célèbres marins|last=Levot|first=Prosper|authorlink=Prosper Levot|year=1866|publisher=Bertrand|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=08O_XGLO43QC|language=French}}
- {{cite book|first=Jean-Michel|last=Roche|year=2005|title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours|isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6|oclc=165892922|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau|volume=1}}
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