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.

Saint-Esprit at the Battle of Saint Kitts, 26 January 1782
Class overview
Name	Saint-Esprit
Succeeded by	Tonnant class
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Displacement	1754 tonnes
Length	59.8 m (196 ft 2 in)
Beam	14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draught	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Speed	Sail
Armament	80 guns: 30 × 36-pounder long guns 32 × 24-pounder long guns 18 × 18-pounder long guns
Armour	Timber

Ships in class

• Saint-Esprit. Renamed Scipion.

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

• Couronne.

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.