French ship Dauphin Royal
Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name Dauphin Royal in honour of the Dauphin of France:
- Dauphin Royal (1668), a 110-gun ship of the line that fought at Beachy Head
- Dauphin Royal (1735), a 74-gun ship of the line that fought at Quiberon Bay and Ushant
- Dauphin Royal (1791), a 118-gun ship of the line (launched 1791 at Toulon), renamed Sans Culotte in September 1792 and then Orient in May 1795 - flagship of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile
- French ship Fleurus (1853), a 90-gun Hercule-class ship of the line was originally Briarée and then Dauphin Royal before being renamed in 1830 during construction; it was not launched until 1853
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