The 80-gun Auguste (1779) at the Battle of the Chesapeake.
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Six ships of the French navy have borne the name Annibal in honour of Hannibal
At least 10 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Intrépide ("Intrepid"):
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Protée, in honour of Proteus.
Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of the Greek goddess Minerva.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Méduse, after the Medusa. The best-known is arguable the 1810 frigate Méduse, of Théodore Géricault's Raft of the Medusa fame.
Six ships of the French navy have bourn the name Créole in honour of Creole peoples.
Many ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vénus in honour of the Roman goddess of love Venus:
A number of ships of the French navy have borne the name Guerrier.
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene.
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"):
Six French ships of the French Navy have borne the name Fantasque ("capricious"):
The Vengeance class was a type of large sailing frigates designed by Pierre Degay and built in Paimbœuf for the French Navy. Rated at 48 guns, the type was one of the French attempts at increasing the firepower of frigates by mounting a 24-pounder main battery, as was tried with Forfait's Romaine class. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the ships mounted 18-pounder long guns on their main gun deck while in service.
Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Seine in honour of the Seine river:
Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Guêpe ("wasp"):
At least fourteen ships of the French Navy have been named Lion:
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):
Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Actif ("Active"):
Sixteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Diligente ("Diligent"):
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Éveillé ("awakened"):
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.
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