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List Of French Navy Ship Names
This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the French Navy. Names are traditionally re-used over the years, and have been carried by more than one ship. List of ships A * '' Achéron'' * ''Achille'' * '' Aconit'' * '' Admirable'' * '' Africain'' * ''Africaine'' * '' Aigle'' * '' Alexandre'' * '' Algérien'' * '' Algésiras'' * '' Amarante'' * '' Amazone'' * '' Ambitieux'' * ''America'' * '' Amiral Charner'' * '' Amphitrite'' * '' Andromaque'' * '' Annibal'' * ''Apollon'' * ''Aquilon'' * '' Aquitaine'' * '' Arabe'' * '' Aréthuse'' * ''Argonaute'' * ''Ariane'' * '' Armide'' * '' Arromanches'' * '' Artémis'' * '' Artémise'' * '' Astrée'' * ''Astrolabe'' * '' Atalante'' * '' Atlas'' * ''Audacieux'' * ''Auguste'' B * ''Bison'' * ''Borda'' * '' Boudeuse'' * '' Bougainville'' * '' Bouvet'' C * ''Capricieuse'' * ''Casabianca'' * '' Cassard'' * ''Cassiopée'' * '' Chacal'' * ''Champlain'' * '' Colbert'' * '' Courbet'' D * '' D'Entrec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Achéron
At least two ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Achéron'': * (1929), a commissioned in 1932 and scuttled in 1942 * , a base ship for mine-clearance divers commissioned in 1987 See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Achéron French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Annibal
Six ships of the French navy have borne the name ''Annibal'' in honour of Hannibal French ship named ''Annibal'' * ''Annibal'' (1707), an unbuilt ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ... (?) * (1779–1794), a 74-gun ship of the line, lead ship of * ''Annibal'' (1782–1787), a captured British 52-gun ship * ''Annibal'' (1795–1796), a gunboat * ''Annibal'' (1801–1823), a captured British 74-gun ship of the line * (1853–1886), a was built as ''Annibal'' from 1827 and renamed ''Prince Jérôme'' on 24 May 1854 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Astrolabe
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Astrolabe'', after the instrument astrolabe An astrolabe ( grc, ἀστρολάβος ; ar, ٱلأَسْطُرلاب ; persian, ستارهیاب ) is an ancient astronomical instrument that was a handheld model of the universe. Its various functions also make it an elaborate inclin ... Ships * of La Pérouse (1781), a converted fluytRoche, vol.1, p.54 * was briefly named ''Astrolabe'' in 1785Roche, vol.1, p.82 * of Dumont d'Urville (1817), a converted horse-carrying fluyt * , a 14-gun corvette, was renamed ''Astrolabe'' in 1825.Roche, vol.1, p.128 * , a hydrograph ship, lead ship of her classRoche, vol.2, p.54 * , a hydrographic ship, formerly the German ''Zieten'' * , an icebreaker built as ''Fort Resolution'' and renamed in 1988 * , an icebreaker built in 2017 See also * Astrolabe (other) Notes and references Notes References Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Astrolabe French Navy sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Astrée
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Astrée'' in honour of Astraea in Greek mythology A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical co .... Ships named ''Astrée'' * , a 24-gun frigateRoche, vol.1, p.53 * , a 30-gun frigate. * , a 28-gun corvette.Roche, vol.1, p.54 * , a 40-gun ''Nymphe''-class frigate. * , a 44-gun frigate. * , a 46-gun frigate. * , a sail and steam frigate. * , an submarine. * , an submarine. See also * Notes and references Notes References Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Astree, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Artémise
Three ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Artémise'' in honour of Queen Artemisia I of Caria: * , a 32-gun * , a 60-gun frigate which took part in the Laplace affair in Honolulu. * , a 28-gun corvette See also * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artemise, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Artémis
Two submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...s of the French Navy have borne the name ''Artémis'' in honour of the goddess Artemis: * , an launched in 1914 and struck in 1927. * , an launched in 1942 and struck in 1967. See also * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artemis, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Aircraft Carrier Arromanches
''Arromanches'' (R95) was an aircraft carrier of the French Navy, which served from 1946 to 1974. She was previously HMS ''Colossus'' (15) of the Royal Navy. She was the name-ship of the ''Colossus'' class of light carriers. She was commissioned in 1944, but did not see any action in World War II. She served with the British Pacific Fleet in 1945–46, as an aircraft transport and repatriation ship. In 1946, she was loaned to the French Navy, and renamed ''Arromanches''; she was bought by the French in 1951. ''Arromanches'' participated in the First Indochina War in three campaigns from 1948 to 1954, and the Suez Crisis of 1956. In 1968 she was converted to an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier. She was decommissioned in 1974, and broken up in 1978. Design and construction The ''Colossus'' class was designed to meet the Royal Navy's wartime need for more carriers as cheaply as possible. They were built to mercantile standards, with no armour, no heavy AA guns, and only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Armide
At least three ships of the French Navy have been named ''Armide'': * , lead ship of the launched in 1804 and captured by Great Britain in 1806 * , an launched in 1867 and expended as a target in 1886 * , lead ship of the launched in 1915 and stricken in 1932 {{DEFAULTSORT:Armide, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Ariane
Three submarines and one frigate of the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ... have borne the name ''Ariane'': * , a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. * , an launched in 1914 and sunk in 1917. * , an launched in 1925 and scuttled in 1942. * , an launched in 1958 and struck in 1981. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ariane, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Argonaute
A large number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Argonaute'' in honour of the mythological navigators argonauts. Among them: * , a 50-gun ship of the line, personal ship of Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte * , a 46-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class * , a 74-gun ship of the line, razéed to a 42-gun ship in 1794 and renamed ''Flibustier'', out of service in 1795 * , a 74-gun ship of the line that took part in the Battle of Trafalgar * ''Argonaute'' (1806), formerly the Spanish ''Vencedor'' of 78 guns * , a ship of the line launched in 1840 but never commissioned * , a torpedo boat * , a prototype submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ... * , a submarine, lead ship of her class, sunk by and/or on 8 November 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Aréthuse
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Aréthuse'' in honour of the nymph Arethusa: * ''Aréthuse'' (1757), a frigate * , a frigate * (1798), a corvette * , a frigate * , a frigate * , a frigate * (1885), a cruiser * , an launched in 1916 and struck in 1927 * , an launched in 1929 and struck in 1946 * , lead vessel of the of submarines launched in 1957 and struck in 1979 Sources and references Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom dAréthuse'' netmarine.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arethuse, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Arabe
At least two ships of the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ... have been named ''Arabe'': * , an launched in 1917 and struck in 1936. * , a launched as USS ''Samuel. S. Miles'' and transferred to France in 1950. She was broken up in 1968. {{DEFAULTSORT:Arabe, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
