French ship Gorgone

Last updated September 18, 2021

Three ships of the French Navy have borne the name Gorgone:

French corvette Gorgone (1848), a second class paddle corvette launched in 1848 and wrecked in 1869.
French submarine Gorgone (1915), a Bellone-class submarine launched in 1915 and struck in 1935.
French submarine Gorgone (Q212), an Aurore-class submarine scrapped incomplete on slip in 1940.

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