French ship Scipion (1813)
The Scipion was a 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She was commissioned in 1813. She was captained by Saizieu.
She was refit in 1823[1].
On 30 September 1827, she collided with Provence, who sustained serious damage and had to return to Toulon for repairs [2].
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 who jammed under her bowsprit; her fore sails caught fire and the fire spread into the upper gun-deck, but was eventually put down by the crew. Trident succeeded in attaching a tow-line to the fireship and, with the assistance of Dartmouth 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.
References and sources
- ↑ La flotte française en 1841, Louis Reybaud
- ↑ La marine de Napoléon III
