The ''Sceptre'' was an 80-gun
''Bucentaure''-class 80-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 ...
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 ...
, designed by
Sané. The Captain of the ship was Captain Samuel James Ballard.
References
* Jean-Michel Roche, ''Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours'', tome I
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Ships of the line of the French Navy
Ships built in France
Bucentaure-class ships of the line
1810 ships