French ship Mars

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The 1860 French ship Mars (left) used as an accommodation hulk together with the Souverain and the Eylau (centre and right). Mars-Souverain-Eylau--A Bougault.jpg
The 1860 French ship Mars (left) used as an accommodation hulk together with the Souverain and the Eylau (centre and right).

Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:

Privateers

Several French privateers also bore the name.

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