French ship La Combattante

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Three ships of the French Navy have borne the name of La Combattante ("Fighter", on "Fighting one"):

  • A galley which took part in the raid against Teignmouth in August 1690 and destroyed numerous English ships there
  • The FNFL destroyer La Combattante, a type III Hunt class destroyer leased by the UK.
  • The patrol boat La Combattante P730, decommissioned in September 1996.
Disambiguation notice 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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