French ship Railleuse

Last updated December 17, 2022

Several French ships have been called Railleuse

French frigate Railleuse (1689), a 18-gun frigate
French frigate Railleuse (1779), a 32-gun Galathée-class frigate, captured in 1804 and became the Royal Navy prison ship HMS Antigua (1804)
French destroyer La Railleuse, a L'Adroit-class destroyer launched in 1926
French patrol vessel La Railleuse, a P400-class patrol vessel, decommissioned in 2011

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