Espoir and Liguria, with Gibraltar in the background. Aquatint by Nicholas Pocock, 1801
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Six ships of the French navy have borne the name Annibal in honour of Hannibal
Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Le Triomphant, Triomphant or Triomphante ("triumphant"):
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sibylle:
Six ships of the French navy have bourn the name Créole in honour of Creole peoples.
Five ships of the French navy have borne the name Clorinde, in honour of Clorinda in Jerusalem Delivered.
Seven ships of the French navy have borne the name Iphigénie, in honour of Iphigenia.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Invincible; among them:
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene.
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Liberté, in honour of the concept of Liberty.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Mutine ("Mischievous"):
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 vessels of the French Navy have borne the name Auguste :
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Borée, in honour of Boreas.
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.
Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Guêpe ("wasp"):
Two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Tilsitt in honour of the Treaties of Tilsit:
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):
Sixteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Diligente ("Diligent"):
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Éveillé ("awakened"):
References
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. p. 183. 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. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 197. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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