Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vengeance:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bacchante, from "Bacchante" – the name for a priestess of the Roman god Bacchus. Yet another ship of this name was ordered but later cancelled.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Emerald.
Jean Bart (1650–1702) was a French naval commander and privateer.
Gloire, meaning "glory", has been a popular name for French vessels.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Neptune, or a variant thereof:
Ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aigle ("eagle"), honouring the bird of prey as well as the symbol of the First French Empire
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Révolutionnaire ("Revolutionary"):
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Républicain ("Revolutionary"):
Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of the Greek goddess Minerva.
Two vessels have served the British Royal Navy as HMS Resolue, the French from "Resolute". Both were captured French ships:
Many ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vénus in honour of the Roman goddess of love Venus:
L'Espoir was a French brig-sloop that served for 9½ years in the French Navy before HMS Thalia captured her in September 1797. In her subsequent short career in British service as HMS Espoir she captured three prizes, with the capture in 1798 of the more heavily armed Genoese pirate Liguria earning her crew a clasp to the Naval General Service Medal. Espoir was laid up in 1799 and sold in 1804.
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Renard, after the Fox or the character Reynard. The name was also popular for privateers.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Entreprenant and four Entreprenante, after the French word for "enterprising"
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Brave. Among them:
Numerous French naval vessels have borne the name Résolue, the French for "Resolute", as have several privateers.
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sans-Culotte in honour of the Sans-culottes:
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Naïade:
Twelve ships of the French Navy have been named Cérès: