French ship Bretagne

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A number of ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of the region of Brittany. Among them :

• A 110-gun three-decker ship of the line, Bretagne (1766)
• A 130-gun steam and sail three-decker, Bretagne (1855)
• The dreadnought Bretagne, lead ship of her class, sunk at Mers-el-Kebir
• A FREMM frigate (planned)