French ship Blonde

Last updated September 25, 2021

Several ships of the French navy have borne the name Blonde:

Blonde (1755), captured in 1760 by HMS Aeolus and taken into service as HMS Blonde. She was wrecked in 1782.
Blonde, launched in 1781, that HMS Latona and Phaeton captured in 1793; she was taken into service as HMS Blonde. She was sold in 1794 and became a whaling ship that a French privateer captured in 1796.

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