French ship Hermione

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Twelve ships of the French Navy have born the name Hermione, in honour of Hermione, daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy.

Ships

  • Hermione (1699), a 30-gun frigate, lead ship of her class[1]
  • Hermione (1706), a 34-gun frigate[1]
  • Hermione (1750), a 24-gun frigate[1]
  • Hermione (1754), a 22-gun frigate[1]
  • Hermione (1779), a 32-gun Concorde class frigate[1]
  • Ville de Milan (1803) bore the name Hermione during her career[2]
  • Hermione (1804), a 40-gun Hortense Class frigate[2]
  • Hermione (1811), a 46-gun frigate[2]
  • Hermione (1860), a 28-gun frigate converted to steam on keel[2]
  • Hermione (1918), a Bellone class submarine [3]
  • Hermione (1940), an Aurore class submarine [3]

See also

Notes and References

Notes

  1. ↑ Roche (vol.1, p.241) mentions HMS Hermione of 1782 as having been surrendered by her mutined crew and perhaps incorporated in the French Navy; it appears, however, that she was with the Spanish Navy the entire time until her recapture by the Royal Navy.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Roche, vol.1, p.241
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Roche, vol.1, p.2421
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roche, vol.2, p.250

Bibliography

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 241-242. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. 
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. 
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