Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Actif ("Active"):
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Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pluton in honour of the Roman god Pluto.
Four ships of the French Navy have bourne the name of Mutin :
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Hermione, in honour of Hermione, daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy.
Six ships of the French navy have bourn the name Créole in honour of Creole peoples.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Invincible; among them:
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Licorne, the French word for Unicorn:
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Entreprenant and four Entreprenante, after the French word for "enterprising"
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Liberté, in honour of the concept of Liberty.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Mutine ("Mischievous"):
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Andromaque in honour of Andromache, wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes.
Six French ships of the French Navy have borne the name Fantasque ("capricious"):
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Borée, in honour of Boreas.
Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Guêpe ("wasp"):
At least fourteen ships of the French Navy have been named Lion:
At least seventeen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Triton:
Twelve ships of the French Navy have been named Cérès:
Two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Tilsitt in honour of the Treaties of Tilsit:
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Éveillé ("awakened"):
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Nymphe: