The Royal Louis was a 116-gun ship of the line of the Royal French Navy, designed in 1757 by Jacques-Luc Coulomb and constructed in 1757 to 1762 by Laurent Coulomb at Brest Dockyard. She was the fourth ship to bear the name, and the only ship of the Sans-Pareil design ever built.
Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Achille in honour of Greek hero Achilles:
Six of ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of the region of Brittany.
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Borda in honour of Jean-Charles de Borda. From 1839 it has been a tradition that the main schoolship of the École navale, a repurposed capital ship, be renamed Borda in this role.
Royal Louis was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. She was designed and built at Brest Dockyard by Léon-Michel Guignace.
At least 10 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Intrépide ("Intrepid"):
Ville de Marseille was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sans Pareil :
Jean Bart was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Diadème was the lead ship of the Diadème-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name Impérial or Impériale:
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Inflexible ("Unyielding"):
The Inflexible was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy
The Duguesclin was a 90-gun Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the second ship in French service named in honour of Bertrand du Guesclin.
The Tilsitt was a 90-gun Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the second ship in French service named in honour of the Treaties of Tilsit.
The Saint Louis was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the twenty-second ship in French service named in honour of Louis IX of France.
The Fontenoy was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the only in French service named in honour of Battle of Fontenoy.
Tourville was a 90-gun sail and steam ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
Intrépide was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was of three ships of the Monarque class, all launched in 1747, the others being Monarque and Sceptre.
Sphinx was a two-deck 64 gun ship of the French Navy. She was built at Brest to plans by Ollivier Fils and launched in 1776. She took the name of a recently retired 64-gun ship with the same dimensions. She fought in the American War of Independence, most notably in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean.
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