French ship Jupiter

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Six ships of the French Navy and at least one privateer have borne the name Jupiter: [1]

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To date, eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Suffren, in honour of the 18th-century French admiral Pierre André de Suffren.

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Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pluton in honour of the Roman god Pluto.

Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Achille in honour of Greek hero Achilles:

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Numerous French vessels have borne the name Téméraire. Note that several British ships have had the same name, see HMS Temeraire.

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Fourteen ships of the French Navy or the Galley Corps of the Ancien Régime or Empire have borne the name Couronne ("crown"):

Nine ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Abraham Duquesne:

Jean Bart may refer to one of the following ships of the French Navy or privateers named in honour of Jean Bart, a French naval commander and privateer.

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Scipion in honour of Scipio Africanus.

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Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vengeur ('Avenger'):

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Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Cassard in honour of Jacques Cassard:

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Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Révolutionnaire ("Revolutionary"):

French ship<i> Brutus</i> List of ships with the same or similar names

Three ships of the French Navy have borne the name Brutus in honour of several Roman politicians named Brutus:

Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Lys after the Lilium, a flower featured in the arms of France as the Fleur-de-lis:

Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Entreprenant and four Entreprenante, after the French word for "enterprising"

A number of French ships of the French Navy have borne the name Alexandre in honour of Alexander the Great:

Many ships of the French Navy have borne the name Audacieux or Audacieuse, which means audacious in French, including:

Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Éole in honour of Aeolus

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

References

  1. ↑ 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. 270. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.
  2. ↑ "Taylor Penny".


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