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Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Marengo in honour of the Battle of Marengo:
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.
Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Redoutable ("Redoubtable"):
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:
Six ships of the French navy have borne the name Annibal in honour of Hannibal
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Borda in honour of Jean-Charles de Borda. From 1839 it has been a tradition that the main schoolship of the École navale, a repurposed capital ship, be renamed Borda in this role.
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Scipion in honour of Scipio Africanus.
At least 10 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Intrépide ("Intrepid"):
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Neptune, or a variant thereof:
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vengeur ('Avenger'):
Marengo was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, active during the French Directory, French Consulate and First French Empire. Renamed Marengo in 1802, she took part in Linois' operations in the Indian Ocean before her capture by the Royal Navy.
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Dauphin Royal in honour of the Dauphin of France:
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Inflexible ("Unyielding"):
Six ships of the French Navy and at least one privateer have borne the name Jupiter:
At least twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Superbe ("Superb"):
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Éole in honour of Aeolus
At least fourteen ships of the French Navy have been named Lion:
A number of ships and submarines of the French Navy have borne the name Perle ("pearl").