Commerce de Paris was a 110-gun Commerce de Paris-class ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the lead ship of her class.
Career
She was offered to the French Navy by a subscription of Paris merchants on 27 May 1803 and started as Ville de Paris. She was renamed Commerce de Paris on 21 November 1804.
In 1808, she served as flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron under Vice-admiral Honoré Joseph Antoine GanteaumeFond Marine, p. 372 and Counter-admiral Julien Cosmao,Fond Marine, p. 373 with Captain Violette as her flag captain. In 1809, Ganteaume transferred on Majestueux.Fond Marine, p.396 In June 1809, command of Commerce de Paris was transferred to Captain Brouard.Fond Marine, p.397
On 29 August 1814, after the Hundred Days, she was transferred from Toulon to Brest, along with and , where she was decommissioned. From 1822 to 1825, she was razeed by one battery. In 1830, she was renamed Commerce, then Borda in 1839. She was used as a school ship from 1840, replacing .Roche, vol.1, p. 336 Renamed Vulcain in 1863, she was eventually scrapped in 1885.
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Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Borda, Netmarine.net 110/130-gun ships-of-the-line Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations; divisions et stations navales; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome premier : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826), partie 2