The ''Saint-Esprit'' group was a type of three 80-gun

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of the

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. 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.

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. 80-gun ship of the line classes Ship of the line classes from France Ship classes of the French Navy {{France-mil-ship-stub