French ship Scipion

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

French ships named Scipion , a 74-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class (1779–1782)Roche, vol.1, p.408 , a 74-gun (1790–1793) , an 80-gun ship of the line renamed Scipion in 1794, lead ship of her class (1766–1795) , a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line ordered in 1798 as Orient, renamed in 1801 and captured by the British in 1805 , an 80-gun ship of the line (1813–1846)

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