Clorinde (1808) fighting HMS Eurotas
Photographic portrait of Clorinde (1845)
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Gloire, meaning "glory", has been a popular name for French vessels.
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.
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.
Seven ships of the French navy have borne the name Iphigénie, in honour of Iphigenia.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Licorne, the French word for Unicorn:
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene.
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.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Thétis in honour of nereid and sea nymph Thetis:
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Diane in honour of Diana, goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature in Roman mythology. In addition, two have borne the related name Diana:
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.
Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Amphitrite, after Amphitrite, a Greek sea goddess.
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):
Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Galatée or Galathée, in honour of Galatea:
Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Amazone ("Amazon"):
Sixteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Diligente ("Diligent"):
Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aurore ("Aurora"):
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Nymphe:
References
Bibliography
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 118. 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. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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