French ship Commandant Bory

Last updated August 10, 2022

More than one ship of the French Navy has borne the name Commandant Bory ("Commander Bory"):

Commandant Bory, a destroyer completed in 1913 and stricken in 1926
Commandant Bory, an Élan-classsloop commissioned in 1939 and scrapped in 1953
Commandant Bory, a frigate in commission from 1964 to 1996

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