A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Brave. Among them:
Prince (1668), a 48-gun ship of the line, was named Brave during part of her career.Brave (1671), a galleyReine (1671), a 48-gun ship of the line, was named Brave during part of her career.Brave (1672), a 56-gun ship of the lineBrave (1675), a 50-gun ship of the lineTriomphant (1675), a 74-gun ship of the line, was named Brave during part of her career.Brave (1686), a galleyBrave (1683), a 60-gun ship of the lineBrave (1687), a galleyBrave (1726), an ordinary galleyBrave (1746), an ordinary galleyDuc de Bourgogne (1752), an 80-gun ship of the line, was named Brave during part of her career.Brave (1762), a gunboatBrave (1781), a 74-gun ship of the lineBrave (1793), a brig, was renamed Arrogante; the Royal Navy captured her in 1798 and she became HMS Arrogante and then HMS Insolent. She was sold in 1818.Cassard (1795), a Téméraire class ship of the line, was named Brave and Dix-août during part of her career.