Her keeled was in Rochefort in 1807 as Marengo. During her construction, she was renamed Ville de Vienne, Comte d'Artois during the Bourbon Restoration, Ville de Vienne again briefly during the Hundred Days and back to Comte d'Artois thereafter. On 9 October 1830, following the July Revolution, she took her name of Ville de Paris. She was finally launched on 5 October 1850. In 1851, she rejoined Toulon where she served as flagship of the squadron, under captain Penaud. In 1870, she was converted to a troop ship, her engine removed, and in 1881 she was used as a hulk.