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Saint-Esprit class ship of the line

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Fight of the Ça Ira off Noli on 14 March 1795
Class overview
Name: Saint-Esprit
Succeeded by: Tonnant class ship
General characteristics
Type: ship of the line
Displacement: 1754 tonnes
Length: 59.8 metres
Beam: 14.9 metres
Draught: 7.5 metres
Speed: Sail
Armament:
  • 80 guns:
  • 30 x 36-pounder long guns
  • 32 x 24-pounder long guns
  • 18 x 18-pounder long guns
Armour: Timber
Notes: Ships in class include: Saint-Esprit, Languedoc, Couronne

The Saint-Esprit group was a type of three 80-gun ships of the line of the French Navy. 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.




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