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French ship Scipion (1813)
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The Scipion was a 74-gun Téméraire-class
ship of the line
of the French Navy
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She was commissioned in 1813, captained by Louis François Richard Barthélémy de Saizieu. She was refitted in 1823.
On 30 September 1827, she collided with Provence
, which sustained serious damage and had to return to Toulon
for repairs .
On 20 October 1827, she took part in the Battle of Navarino
, under Pierre Bernard Milius, sailing behind the Sirène in the line. At the outbreak of the battle, Scipion narrowly escaped destruction by a fireship which became jammed under her bowsprit
; her fore sails caught fire and the fire spread into the upper gun-deck, but was eventually put out by the crew. Trident
succeeded in attaching a tow-line to the fireship and, with the assistance of and two other British boats, pulling it clear. Sirène, Trident and Scipion then proceeded to silence the batteries of the fort of Navarino
.
She was eventually struck in 1846.
Téméraire class ship of the line
The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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She was commissioned in 1813, captained by Louis François Richard Barthélémy de Saizieu. She was refitted in 1823.
On 30 September 1827, she collided with Provence
French ship Hercule (1815)
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, which sustained serious damage and had to return to Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
for repairs .
On 20 October 1827, she took part in the Battle of Navarino
Battle of Navarino
The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence in Navarino Bay , on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. A combined Ottoman and Egyptian armada was destroyed by a combined British, French and Russian naval force...
, under Pierre Bernard Milius, sailing behind the Sirène in the line. At the outbreak of the battle, Scipion narrowly escaped destruction by a fireship which became jammed under her bowsprit
Bowsprit
The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a pole extending forward from the vessel's prow. It provides an anchor point for the forestay, allowing the fore-mast to be stepped farther forward on the hull.-Origin:...
; her fore sails caught fire and the fire spread into the upper gun-deck, but was eventually put out by the crew. Trident
French ship Trident (1811)
The Trident was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.On 13 February 1814, she was part of Julien Cosmao's squadron which was intercepted off Toulon by a British blockade. The Romulus, at the rear, managed to hold off the British ships.In 1823, during the Spanish expedition,...
succeeded in attaching a tow-line to the fireship and, with the assistance of and two other British boats, pulling it clear. Sirène, Trident and Scipion then proceeded to silence the batteries of the fort of Navarino
Pylos
Pylos , historically known under its Italian name Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former...
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She was eventually struck in 1846.