French ship Ça Ira (1768)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship La Couronne.
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Ça Ira.
| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ça-Ira |
| Builder: | Arsenal of Brest |
| Laid down: | August 1766 |
| Launched: | May 1768 |
| Christened: | 1768 as La Couronne |
| Renamed: | Renamed Ça-Ira in 1792 |
| Reclassified: | rebuilt in 1784 in Toulon |
| Captured: | Captured by the Royal Navy on 14 March 1795 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Saint-Esprit class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1754 tonnes |
| Length: | 59.8 metres |
| Beam: | 14.9 metres |
| Draught: | 7.5 metres |
| Complement: | 970 |
| Armament: |
80 guns:
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The Couronne was a 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Battle of Martinique under Guichen.
In 1792 she was renamed Ça Ira, in reference to the revolutionary anthem Ah! ça ira.
She was destroyed in April 1796 in an accidental fire.
