Guerrier (1754) at the Battle of Minorca (1756)
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Six ships of the French navy have borne the name Annibal in honour of Hannibal
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Astrolabe, after the instrument astrolabe
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Protée, in honour of Proteus.
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sibylle:
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Hermione, in honour of Hermione, daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy.
Five ships of the French navy have borne the name Clorinde, in honour of Clorinda in Jerusalem Delivered.
Three ships of the French Navy have borne the name Charlemagne in honour of Charlemagne
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Invincible; among them:
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pégase, in honour of Pegasus.
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.
Six French ships of the French Navy have borne the name Fantasque ("capricious"):
The Vengeance class was a type of large sailing frigates designed by Pierre Degay and built in Paimbœuf for the French Navy. Rated at 48 guns, the type was one of the French attempts at increasing the firepower of frigates by mounting a 24-pounder main battery, as was tried with Forfait's Romaine class. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the ships mounted 18-pounder long guns on their main gun deck while in service.
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Inflexible ("Unyielding"):
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Diane in honour of Diana, goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature in Roman mythology. In addition, two have borne the related name Diana:
A number of ships of the French navy have borne the name Guerrière.
Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name Gaulois ("Gaul"):
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"):
Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Actif ("Active"):
Sixteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Diligente ("Diligent"):
References
Bibliography
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 234. 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. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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