French ship Espoir

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Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Espoir, in honour of hope.

French ship named Espoir

Espoir (1788), a Hasard-class brig-aviso ^[1]
Espoir (1795), a storeship^[1]
Espoir (1939), a police patrol boat ^[2]
Espoir (Q167, 1931), a Redoutable-class submarine^[2]

Ships of the French Navy named Espoir

Espoir and Liguria, with Gibraltar in the background. Aquatint by Nicholas Pocock, 1801

Notes and references

Notes

References

1 2 Roche, vol.1, p.183
1 2 Roche, vol.2, p.197

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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[Roche1-1] 1 2 Roche, vol.1, p.183

[Roche2-2] 1 2 Roche, vol.2, p.197

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