French ship L'Adroit

Last updated September 18, 2021

At least three ships of the French Navy have been named L'Adroit:

French destroyer L'Adroit (1927), a L'Adroit-class destroyer launched in 1927 and sunk in 1940.
French destroyer L'Adroit (1941), a Le Hardi-class destroyer launched in 1938 as Épée, she was renamed in 1941 and scuttled in 1942
French patrol vessel L'Adroit, a Gowind-class corvette sold to Argentina in 2018 and renamed ARA Bouchard

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The French destroyer L’Adroit was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s.

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

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