French ship Foudroyant

Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Foudroyant ("Lightning"):

Foudroyant (1669), a 70-gun ship of the line
Foudroyant(1691), an 82-gun ship of the line
Foudroyant, renamed Soleil-Royal in 1693
Foudroyant (1694), a 104-gun ship of the line
Foudroyant (1724), a 110-gun ship of the line
Foudroyant (1751), an 80-gun ship of the line which in 1758 was captured by the British Navy, becoming HMS Foudroyant
Foudroyant (1799), an 80-gun ship of the line
French ship le Foudroyant (1800) a Prame (a vessel propelled by oars and sails) of 12 guns of 24 pounds^[1]
Foudroyant (1885), a central battery and barbette battleship of the Redoutable type
Foudroyant (44), a Adroit class destroyer
Fleuret, a Hardi class destroyer later renamed to Foudroyant
Foudroyant (S610), a ballistic missile submarine of the Redoutable type

Also, HMS Implacable, originally French ship Duguay-Trouin, was renamed Foudroyant before being scuttled.

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