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.

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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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The Saints shipCaptured French flagship Ville de Paris