French ship Content

Last updated September 25, 2021

Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name Content:

Content (1672), hulked in 1685.
Content (1686), captured in 1695 by HMS Plymouth and taken into service as HMS Content and hulked in 1703.
Content (1695), sold for breaking up in 1712.
Content (1717), sold in 1747.
Content (1747), captured in 1793 at Toulon and burnt.

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