Ça Ira
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 80 guns |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| to 1792 | Couronne | |
| 1792–1795 | Ça Ira | |
| from 1795 | Ça Ira Captured at Genoa |
80-gun ship, formerly the Couronne. Damaged in a collision the day before, she fell behind at Genoa in 1795 and was attacked by Inconstant and Nelson's Agamemnon, and taken with Censeur the next day. She burned by accident at San Fiorenzo in 1796.
Armament and specifications
Armament
80 guns
- 30 × 36-pounder long guns
- 32 × 24-pounder long guns
- 18 × 18-pounder long guns
| Builder | Arsenal of Brest |
|---|---|
| Laid down | May 1781 |
| Launched | August 1781 |
| Displacement | 3800 tonneaux |
| Length | 59.8 m (196 ft 2 in) |
| Complement | 970 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched as Couronne
August 1781
Renamed Ça Ira
1792
Battle of Genoa
Captured
13–14 March 1795
Joined the Royal Navy
14 March 1795 · Captured at Genoa
Fate
Captured
Burnt 1796