Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line

The Saint-Esprit group was a type of three 80-gun ships of the line of the French Navy. They did not constitute a single class, as each was built to a separate design, but they each carried a standard ordnance amounting to 80 guns.

Fight of the Ça Ira off Noli on 14 March 1795
Class overview
NameSaint-Esprit
Succeeded byTonnant class
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Displacement1754 tonnes
Length59.8 m (196 ft 2 in)
Beam14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
SpeedSail
Armament
  • 80 guns:
  • 30 × 36-pounder long guns
  • 32 × 24-pounder long guns
  • 18 × 18-pounder long guns
ArmourTimber

Ships in class

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Builder: Brest
Ordered: 11 January 1762
Launched: 12 October 1765
Fate: Lost in storm on 26 january 1795
  • Languedoc, renamed Anti-fédéraliste and Victoire.
Builder: Toulon
Ordered: 9 December 1761
Launched: 15 May 1766
Fate: Broken up in 1799 in Brest
Builder: Arsenal of Brest
Ordered: 1766
Launched: May 1768
Fate: Accidentally burnt at Brest in 1781. A replacement, Couronne was constructed from the salvaged remains. Renamed Ça Ira in 1792, this ship was captured by Britain on 14 March 1795, destroyed in an accidental fire on 11 April 1796.