French ship Sphinx (1776)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Sphinx.
Sphinx was a two-deck 64 gun ship of the French Navy. She was built at Brest to plans by Ollivier Fils[1] and launched in 1776.[2] She took the name of a recently retired 64-gun ship with the same dimensions. She fought in the American War of Independence, most notably in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean.
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Model of a 64-gun ship from the 1770s of the same type as Sphinx
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Name | Sphinx |
Builder | Brest, France |
Launched | 1776 |
Fate | Hulked 1793 |
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