Six ships of the

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

have borne the name ''Sceptre'' after the sceptre, a symbol of royal or imperial authority. * , an 80-gun (later 84-gun)

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...

* , an 84-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class * , a 74-gun ship of the line, never commissioned * , a 74-gun ship of the line * , a 74-gun ship of the line * , a 80-gun ship of the line

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