At least two ships of the

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have borne the name ''Bayard'' in honour of Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard:

Ships named ''Bayard''

* , a 90-gun

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 tactics in the Age of Sail, naval tactic known as the line of battl ...

Roche, vol.1, p.66 * (1880), a station battleship of the French Navy, lead ship of her class

Ships named ''Bayard''

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