French ship Aurore

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Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aurore ("Aurora"):

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Ships named Aurore

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Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of the Greek goddess Minerva.

Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sibylle:

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.

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.

Five ships of the French navy have borne the name Clorinde, in honour of Clorinda in Jerusalem Delivered.

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene.

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.

A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Guerrière.

A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Astrée in honour of Astraea in Greek mythology.

A number of ships and submarines of the French Navy have borne the name Perle ("pearl").

At least seventeen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Triton:

Twelve ships of the French Navy have been named Cérès:

Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Galatée or Galathée, in honour of Galatea:

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"):

Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Victoire ("Victory"):

Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Nymphe:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roche (2005a), p. 57, volume 1.
  2. ↑ Roche (2005a), p. 57—58, volume 1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Roche (2005a), p. 58, volume 1.
  4. 1 2 Roche (2005b), p. 58, volume 2.

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