French ship Ville de Paris (1764)

	Ville de Paris in Rochefort, 1764
History
France
Name	Impétueux
Ordered	as Impétueux
Builder	Rochefort harbour
Laid down	1757
Launched	19 January 1764
Commissioned	1764
Renamed	Ville de Paris in 1762
Fate	Sank during 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane in September 1782
General characteristics
Class and type	First-rate ship of the line
Length	54 m (177 ft)
Beam	14.6 m (48 ft)
Draught	6.7 m (22 ft)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	90 guns:; 30 × 36-pounder long guns; 32 × 24-pounder long guns; 28 ×12-pounder long guns; 104 guns; 14 × 8-pounder long guns were added in 1779;
Armour	Timber

Ville de Paris was a large three-decker French ship of the line that became famous as the flagship of De Grasse during the American Revolutionary War.

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