French ship Saint-Esprit

	Saint-Esprit at the Battle of Saint Kitts, 26 January 1782
History
France
Name	Saint-Esprit
Namesake	Order of the Holy Spirit
Ordered	11 January 1762
Builder	Arsenal of Brest
Laid down	May 1762
Launched	12 October 1765
Christened	20 January 1762
Commissioned	1766
Decommissioned	26 January 1795
Renamed	Scipion in April 1794
Fate	Wrecked off Brest on 26 January 1795
General characteristics
Class and type	Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line
Displacement	1,754 tonnes
Length	59.8 m (196 ft 2 in)
Beam	14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draught	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Complement	970
Armament	80 guns:; 30 × 36-pounder long guns; 32 × 24-pounder long guns; 18 × 18-pounder long guns;

Saint-Esprit was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the lead ship of her class.^[1] Funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Order of the Holy Spirit, she was named in their honour.

History
Saint-Esprit at the Battle of Saint Kitts, 26 January 1782
France
Name	Saint-Esprit^[1]
Namesake	Order of the Holy Spirit
Ordered	11 January 1762^[1]
Builder	Arsenal of Brest^[1]
Laid down	May 1762^[1]
Launched	12 October 1765^[1]
Christened	20 January 1762 ^[1]
Commissioned	1766^[1]
Decommissioned	26 January 1795^[1]
Renamed	Scipion in April 1794^[1]
Fate	Wrecked off Brest on 26 January 1795^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line
Displacement	1,754 tonnes^[1]
Length	59.8 m (196 ft 2 in)^[1]
Beam	14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)^[1]
Draught	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)^[1]
Complement	970
Armament	80 guns:^[1] 30 × 36-pounder long guns 32 × 24-pounder long guns 18 × 18-pounder long guns