French flagship Ville de Paris
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The French flagship Ville de Paris was a powerful 18th-century ship of the line that served as the flagship of the French fleet during the American Revolutionary War before being captured by the British.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ville de Paris | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Navy ship
ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ |
| alliance | served in support of the American colonies against Britain ⓘ |
| armamentClass | 90-gun ship of the line ⓘ |
| builtAt | Rochefort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedAt | Battle of the Saintes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Admiral Sir George Rodney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedOn | 1782-04-12 ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Comte de Grasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completed | 1764 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryAfterCapture | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1,000 men ⓘ |
| designedBy | François-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| fate | lost at sea ⓘ |
| flagshipAt | Battle of the Saintes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagshipDuring | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | French fleet ⓘ |
| launched | 1764 ⓘ |
| locationOfLoss | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostDuring | Central Atlantic hurricane of 1782 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostIn | 1782 ⓘ |
| lostWhile | under tow to Britain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most powerful French ships of the line of her time ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorAfterCapture | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rate | first-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| renamed | HMS Ville de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAsFlagshipOf |
Comte de Grasse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comte d’Estaing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1782 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1764 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Martinique (1780) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of St. Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of St. Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Chesapeake NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Saintes NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upgradedTo | 104-gun ship of the line ⓘ |
| usedFor | naval warfare ⓘ |
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