French ship Dauphin Royal

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Dauphin Royal in honour of the Dauphin of France:

Ships named Dauphin Royal

• Dauphin Royal (1664), a 12-gun fluyt better known as Éléphant ^[1]
• Dauphin Royal (1668), a 110-gun ship of the line that fought at Beachy Head ^[1]
• Dauphin Royal (1738), a 74-gun ship of the line that fought at Quiberon Bay and Ushant ^[1]
• Dauphin Royal (1791), a 118-gun ship of the line (launched 1791 at Toulon), renamed Sans Culotte in September 1792 and then Orient in May 1795 - flagship of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile ^[2]
• Fleurus (1853), a 90-gun Hercule-class ship of the line, was originally Brianée and then Dauphin Royal before being renamed in 1830 during construction; she was not launched until 1853 ^[2]

Ships of the French Navy named Dauphin Royal

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  Aft of Dauphin Royal (1668)
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  Orient, ex-Dauphin Royal (1791), exploding during the Battle of the Nile

See also

• HMS Dauphin Royal (1796)

Notes and references

References

1. Roche, vol.1, p.142
2. Roche, vol.1, p.143

Bibliography

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 142–143. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.