French ship Pluton

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Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pluton in honour of the Roman god Pluto :

• the 74-gun ship of the line Pluton (1778-1805) built at Cherbourg in 1778 which fought at the Battle of the Saintes in the American War of Independence and was renamed Dugommier in 1797.
• a privateer cutter (1801)
• the 74-gun ship of the line Pluton (1804-1808) built at Toulon in 1804 which took part in the Battle of Trafalgar under captain Julien Cosmao.
• the ship of the line Marengo was named Pluton from 1866 to 1873.
• the wheeled corvette Pluton (1839-1854)
• a mine layer (1910-1923)
• French cruiser Pluton (1927-1939)
• The present Pluton is a combat diver ship, which supports the Naval Commandos.