Minerve (1782) serving in the Royal Navy as HMS St Fiorenzo
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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.
Six ships of the French navy have borne the name Annibal in honour of Hannibal
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sibylle:
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Hermione, in honour of Hermione, daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Méduse, after the Medusa. The best-known is arguable the 1810 frigate Méduse, of Théodore Géricault's Raft of the Medusa fame.
Six ships of the French navy have bourn the name Créole in honour of Creole peoples.
Many ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vénus in honour of the Roman goddess of love Venus:
Five ships of the French navy have borne the name Clorinde, in honour of Clorinda in Jerusalem Delivered.
Seven ships of the French navy have borne the name Iphigénie, in honour of Iphigenia.
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Mutine ("Mischievous"):
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Thétis in honour of nereid and sea nymph Thetis:
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Guerrière.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Astrée in honour of Astraea in Greek mythology.
Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Amphitrite, after Amphitrite, a Greek sea goddess.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have been named Cérès:
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):
Sixteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Diligente ("Diligent"):
Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aurore ("Aurora"):
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Nymphe:
References
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. pp. 310–311. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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