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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French flagship Ville de Paris canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ