. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "4914"^^ . "Scipion was a French warship of the 18th century, lead ship of her class. It was completed in 1779. Accounts cited that it was one of the three new naval vessels - along with Hercule (1798) and Pluton (1778) - built by the French that was so top-heavy, they nearly capsized. To correct Scipion's problem, a stowage was altered and a ballast replaced a part of the water supply. These remedies, however, failed so the French had to shorten the mast to make it seaworthy."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Scipion (1779)"@fr . . . . . . . . "--10-18"^^ . "Sails"@en . . "53.8"^^ . . . . . . . . "French ship Scipion (1779)"@en . "1500"^^ . "Scipion was a French warship of the 18th century, lead ship of her class. It was completed in 1779. Accounts cited that it was one of the three new naval vessels - along with Hercule (1798) and Pluton (1778) - built by the French that was so top-heavy, they nearly capsized. To correct Scipion's problem, a stowage was altered and a ballast replaced a part of the water supply. These remedies, however, failed so the French had to shorten the mast to make it seaworthy. Scipion took part in the American War of Independence, notably sailing at the rear of the French squadron at the Battle of the Chesapeake under Antoine Pierre de Clavel. In the action of 18 October 1782, under Captain Nicolas Henri de Grimouard, Scipion fought gallantly against two British ships of the line of 90 and 74 guns. Through good sailmanship, she managed to damage HMS London and escape, but was destroyed the next day after she was chased and ran aground."@en . . "Le Scipion est un vaisseau de ligne de 74 canons de la Marine royale fran\u00E7aise. Ses plans sont de l'ing\u00E9nieur Clairin Deslauriers. Mis en chantier d\u00E9but 1778, il est lanc\u00E9 \u00E0 Rochefort le 19 septembre 1778. La rapidit\u00E9 de sa construction est due \u00E0 la mobilisation navale qui correspond \u00E0 l'entr\u00E9e de la France dans la guerre d'Ind\u00E9pendance Am\u00E9ricaine. Il sert pendant la guerre d'ind\u00E9pendance des \u00C9tats-Unis, conflit qui voit sa perte en 1782."@fr . . "74"^^ . "14561440"^^ . . . "Le Scipion est un vaisseau de ligne de 74 canons de la Marine royale fran\u00E7aise. Ses plans sont de l'ing\u00E9nieur Clairin Deslauriers. Mis en chantier d\u00E9but 1778, il est lanc\u00E9 \u00E0 Rochefort le 19 septembre 1778. La rapidit\u00E9 de sa construction est due \u00E0 la mobilisation navale qui correspond \u00E0 l'entr\u00E9e de la France dans la guerre d'Ind\u00E9pendance Am\u00E9ricaine. Il sert pendant la guerre d'ind\u00E9pendance des \u00C9tats-Unis, conflit qui voit sa perte en 1782."@fr . . . . "Scipion"@en . . . . "53800.0"^^ . . . . "14.1"^^ . . . . . . "France"@en . . . . "Ran aground 1782"@en . "45"^^ . "Scipion"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Ran aground 1782" . "1071533365"^^ .