French ship Minerve

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Fifteen ships of the French Navy have born the name Minerve, in honour of goddess Minerva:

• Minerve, a 26-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1757-1762)
• Minerve, a 32-gun frigate (1778-1781) [1]
• Diane, a 32-gun Sibylle class frigate, was started as Minerve
• Minerve, a 40-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1782-1794)
• Spartiate, a 16-gun corvette (1794-1795), bore the name
• Minerve, a 40-gun frigate (1794-1809)
• Minerve, a 58-gun ship of the line (1797-1799)
• President, a 40-gun frigate, was started as Minerve
• Minerve, a 44-gun frigate (1805-1806)
• Minerve, a 44-gun frigate (1806-1814)
• Minerve, a 48-gun frigate (1809-1810)
• Minerve, a 32-gun frigate (1836-1874)
• Minerve, a steam frigate of the Vénus class
• Minerve (Q185), a submarine of the FNFL (1936-1946)
• Minerve (S647), a Daphné class submarine (1964-1968)

[edit] See also

• Minerve (disambiguation)
• HMS Minerve

• Minerva (disambiguation)
• HMS Minerva