French ship Ça Ira

For the opera, see Ça Ira (opera).

For song of the French Revolution, see Ça Ira.

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Ça Ira ("It will be fine") in honour of the revolutionary anthem Ah! ça ira

French ships named Ça Ira

Couronne (1749), a 74-gun ship of the line, was renamed Ça Ira in 1792 ^[1]
Couronne (1781), an 80-gun ship of the line, was renamed Ça Ira in 1792^[1]
A gunship (1794)^[1]
Borée (1785), a Téméraire class ship of the line, was renamed Ça Ira in 1794^[1]
A gunship (1795-1796)^[1]

Ships of the French Navy named Ça Ira

Couronne (1781)

Notes and References

Notes

References

1 2 3 4 5 Roche, vol.1, p.90

Bibliography

Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 90. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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