Ship of the line of the French Navy
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]
In 1781, on 29 April, she took part in the Battle of Fort Royal under Chabert-Cogolin .
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] [ 4]
As a young man, Swedish naval officer Johan Herman Schützercrantz served onboard the Saint–Esprit ; he would later become a rear admiral in Swedish service.[ 5]
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