French ship Victoire

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Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Victoire ("Victory"):

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Ships named Victoire

Ships with similar names

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  1. ↑ Roche (2005a), p. 461, volume 1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Roche (2005a), p. 462, volume 1.
  3. 1 2 3 Roche (2005b), p. 525, volume 2.
  4. 1 2 Roche (2005a), p. 463, volume 1.

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