French ship Scipion explained

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)^[1]
• , 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)

References

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 1. 408.

Notes and References

1. Roche, vol.1, p.408