French ship Jeanne d'Arc

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Three ships of the French Navy have bourne the name Jeanne d'Arc', in honour of Joan of Arc.

  • Jeanne d'Arc, a cruiser built in 1912
  • Jeanne d'Arc, a light cruiser built in 1930
  • Jeanne d'Arc (R 97), the contemporary helicopter cruiser

Since 1912, it is a tradition of the French Navy that the main school ship for officers be named Jeanne d'Arc.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
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