French ship Illustre

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Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Illustre ("Illustrious")

Ships named Illustre

Illustre (1666), a 64-gun ship of the line. ^[1]
Illustre (1713), a galley. ^[1]
Illustre (1750), a 64-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class . ^[1]
Illustre (1781), a 74-gun Magnanime-class ship of the line. ^[1]
Dantzig (1807), a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line of the Borée sub-type, was originally ordered as Illustre. ^[1]
Illustre (1811), an 80-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line. ^[1]
Auguste (1811), an 80-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line, was renamed Illustre at the Bourbon Restauration. ^[1]

Notes and references

Notes

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Roche (2005), p. 250, volume 1.

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. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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[FOOTNOTERoche2005250volume_1-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Roche (2005), p. 250, volume 1.

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