French ship Fougueux

Last updated September 12, 2024

At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Fougueux:

French ship Fougueux (1747), a Lys-class ship of the line launched in 1747 and captured by the Royal Navy the same year. Put into British service as HMS Fougueux.
French ship Fougueux (1785), a Téméraire-class ship of the line launched in 1785 and wrecked in 1805
French destroyer Fougueux, a L'Adroit-class destroyer launched in 1928 and sunk in 1942

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The French destroyer Fougueux was one of 14 L'Adroit-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Completed in 1930, the ship was initially assigned to the 1st Squadron in the Mediterranean. Five years later she was transferred to the 2nd Squadron in the Atlantic. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, Fougueux was one of the ships that helped to enforce the non-intervention agreement.

Fougueux was a Lys-class third-rate ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, designed by Jacques-Luc Coulomb.

The Lys-class ships of the line were a series of three 64-gun third-rate ships of the line, designed for the French Navy by Jacques-Luc Coulomb.

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