French ship Tonnant

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A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Tonnant ("Thundering"). Among them:

• Tonnant (1680), a 76-gun ship of the line
• Tonnant (1693), a 90-gun ship of the line
• Tonnant (1740), an 80-gun ship of the line
• Tonnant (1789), an 80-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class
• Tonnant (1808),
• Louis-XIV (1854), an Océan class ship of the line was laid as Tonnant
• Tonnant (Q172), a Redoutable class submarine during the Second World War (1934-1942)
• Tonnant (S614), a Redoutable class nuclear submarine (1977 - 1999)