Five 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 ''Scipion'' in honour of

Scipio Africanus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (, , ; 236/235–183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman, most notable as one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the best military com ...

French ships named ''Scipion''

* , a

74-gun The "seventy-four" was a type of two- decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s, replacing earlier classes of 60- and 62-gun ships, as a larger complement to the recently-de ...

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 ...

lead ship The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable to naval ships and large civilian vessels. Large ships are very complex and may ...

of her class (1779–1782)Roche, vol.1, p.408 * , a 74-gun (1790–1793) * , an 80-gun ship of the line renamed ''Scipion'' in 1794, lead ship of her class (1766–1795) * , a 74-gun ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line ordered in 1798 as ''Orient'', renamed in 1801 and captured by the British in 1805 * , an 80-gun ship of the line (1813–1846)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scipion French Navy ship names fr:Scipion#Navires