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
builtIn France
capturedAt Battle of the Saintes
capturedBy Admiral Sir George Rodney
Royal Navy
capturedOn 1782-04-12
commandedBy Comte de Grasse
completed 1764
country France
countryAfterCapture Great Britain
crewComplement over 1,000 men
designedBy François-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers
enteredServiceWith Royal Navy
era Age of Sail
fate lost at sea
flagshipAt Battle of the Saintes
flagshipDuring American Revolutionary War
flagshipOf French fleet
launched 1764
locationOfLoss North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
lostDuring Central Atlantic hurricane of 1782
lostIn 1782
lostWhile under tow to Britain
namedAfter city of Paris
linked to: Paris
notableFor being one of the most powerful French ships of the line of her time
operator French Navy
operatorAfterCapture Royal Navy
rate first-rate ship of the line
renamed HMS Ville de Paris
servedAsFlagshipOf Comte de Grasse
Comte d’Estaing
serviceEnd 1782
serviceEntry 1764
tookPartIn American Revolutionary War
Battle of Grenada
Battle of Martinique (1780)
Battle of St. Kitts
Battle of St. Lucia
Battle of the Chesapeake
Battle of the Saintes
Siege of Savannah
upgradedTo 104-gun ship of the line
usedFor naval warfare

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The Saints shipCaptured French flagship Ville de Paris