French ship Couronne (1768)

The Couronne was an 80-gun Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Couronne.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameCouronne
BuilderArsenal of Brest
Laid downAugust 1766
LaunchedMay 1768
FateAccidentally burnt in April 1781
General characteristics
Class and typeSaint-Esprit class ship of the line
Displacement1754 tonnes
Length59.8 m (196 ft)
Beam14.9 m (49 ft)
Draught7.5 m (25 ft)
Complement970
Armament
  • 80 guns:
  • 30 × 36-pounder long guns
  • 32 × 24-pounder long guns
  • 18 × 18-pounder long guns

She was laid down at Brest in August 1766 and launched in May 1768. She took part in the Battle of Ushant in 1778 and the Battle of Martinique under Guichen in July 1780. She was burnt by accident at Brest in April 1781, with some of her salvaged hull probably being used in her successor, also named Couronne.

References
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. p. 132. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2017). French warships in the age of sail, 1626-1786: design, construction, careers and fates. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473893511.
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