French ship Pluton (1778)

	Scipion, sister-ship of Pluton raking HMS London during the Action of 18 October 1782.
History
France
Name	Pluton
Commissioned	1778
Decommissioned	1805
Honours and; awards	Participated in:; Battle of Martinique (1780); Battle of Fort Royal (1781); Battle of Chesapeake (1781); Battle of Saint Kitts (1782); Battle of the Saintes (1782);
Fate	Broken up
Notes	Renamed Dugommier (1797)
General characteristics
Class and type	Scipion class
Tons burthen	1500 tonnes
Length	53.8 tonnes
Beam	14.1 tonnes
Draught	7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot

Pluton was a Scipion class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.

She fought in a series of battles during the American War of Independence, including the battles of Martinique (1780), Fort Royal (1781), Chesapeake (1781), St. Kitts, (1782), and the Saintes (1782).

She was renamed Dugommier in 1797 and seems to have seen little further active service. She was broken up in 1805.