French ship Scipion

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Scipion in honour of Scipio Africanus.

French ships named Scipion[edit]

French ship Scipion (1778), a 74-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class (1779–1782)^[1]
French ship Scipion (1790), a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line (1790–1793)^[1]
Saint-Esprit, an 80-gun ship of the line renamed Scipion in 1794, lead ship of her class (1766–1795)^[1]
French ship Scipion (1801), a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line ordered in 1798 as Orient, renamed in 1801 and captured by the British in 1805^[1]
French ship Scipion (1813), an 80-gun ship of the line (1813–1846)^[1]

Ships of the French Navy named Scipion

Scipion (1778) raking HMS London during the action of 18 October 1782.
The Battle of Navarino; Scipion (1813) is shown in the centre, entangled with a fireship

Citations[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Roche, vol.1, p.408

References[edit]

Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 408. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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[roche408-1] Roche, vol.1, p.408

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