French ship Ville de Paris (1764)
Ville de Paris in Rochefort, 1764 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Impétueux |
| Ordered | as Impétueux |
| Builder | Rochefort harbour |
| Laid down | 1757 |
| Launched | 19 January 1764 |
| Commissioned | 1764 |
| Renamed | Ville de Paris in 1762 |
| Fate | Sank during 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane in September 1782 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ship of the line |
| Length | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Beam | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
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Ville de Paris was a ship of the line of the French Navy. Launched in 1764 mounting 90 guns, she underwent a refit in 1779 which added 14 more guns. One of the don des vaisseaux, Ville de Paris served in the American Revolutionary War as the flagship of Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse. Her final battle was the Battle of the Saintes in 1782, where she was captured by the Royal Navy. While the British were transporting her to England, she sank in the 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane.