(french navy)
111French ship Étoile — At least 15 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Étoile ( Star ). Among them *A ship of the line. She was the first French ship to bear the name, and took part in the battle of Saint Martin de Ré on 26 October 1622. *The Étoile , a Fluyt… …
112French ship Généreux (1785) — Le Généreux was a French Téméraire class ship of the line. She was launched in 1785 at Rochefort. With the Guillaume Tell , she was one of only two ships to escape the British attack at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798. Shortly after the… …
113French ship Artésien — The Artésien (“Artesian”) was a 64 gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.She was built in 1765 as a part of a series of 12 ships of the line began by Choiseul to compensate for the losses endured by the French Royal Navy …
114French ship Vengeur — Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vengeur or Le Vengeur ( Avenger ): * Vengeur (1765 1785), a 64 gun ship of the line, that saw action with Bailli de Suffren during the American War of Independence. * Vengeur (1790 1792), a… …
115French frigate Poursuivante (1798) — The Poursuivante (“chaser”) was a Désirée class frigate of the French Navy. In June 1800, the Poursuivante took part in a battle off Dunkirk under capitaine de frégate Oreille. In 1802, she departed Flushing to ferry troops to Saint Domingue,… …
116French frigate Étoile (1813) — The Étoile ( star ) was a 44 gun of the French Navy.She sailed with the Sultane as a commerce raider. On 24 January 1814, the French squadron met with the frigates HMS Astra and HMS Creole .While returning from the Cape Verde Islands, she was… …
117French ship Pompée (1793) — Pompée was a Téméraire class 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy.During the Siege of Toulon, captain Poulain, her commanding officer, joined the British. She fled Toulon when the city fell to the French Republicans and sailed to Britain.… …
118French ship Northumberland — Two ships of the French Navy have born the name Northumberland :* A captured ship (?) * Northumberland , an Annibal class 74 gun (1780)Also, the 70 gun HMS Northumberland (1705) was captured and commissioned in the French Navy as Atlas . See also …
119French ship Révolutionnaire — Five ships of the French Navy have born the name Révolutionnaire ( Revolutionnary ): * Téméraire (1795), a cutter, was launched as Révolutionnaire * Révolutionnaire , a 20 gun Jean Bart class corvette (1793 1797) * Révolutionnaire , a felucca… …
120French ship Louis Quinze — The Louis Quinze is a ship of the line of the French Navy, built as a 1/36th scale model which is currently on display at the Musée national de la Marine. No actual ship of the French Navy bore the name.The Louis Quinze is a 110 gun ship of the… …
