French ship Sphinx (1776)
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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Sphinx was a two-deck 64 gun ship of the French Navy. She was built at Brest to plans by Ollivier Fils and launched in 1776. 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.