Superbe wrecked at Paros, by J. Outhwaite
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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.
Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pluton in honour of the Roman god Pluto.
Four ships of the French Navy have bourne the name of Mutin :
Gloire, meaning "glory", has been a popular name for French vessels.
At least 10 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Intrépide ("Intrepid"):
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sans Pareil :
Superbe was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Her hull was copper sheathed.
Polonais was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
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.
Many ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vénus in honour of the Roman goddess of love Venus:
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Invincible; among them:
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Entreprenant and four Entreprenante, after the French word for "enterprising"
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Liberté, in honour of the concept of Liberty.
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pégase, in honour of Pegasus.
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Inflexible ("Unyielding"):
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Borée, in honour of Boreas.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Guerrière.
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").
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):
References
Bibliography
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- 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.
- Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
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