French ship Terpsichore

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Four ships of the French navy have borne the name Terpsichore, after Terpsichore, one of the Muses of Greek mythology:

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Ships named Terpsichore

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    1. 1 2 3 4 Roche (2005), p. 433, volume 1.

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