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
Foudroyant a Prame (a vessel propelled by oars and sails) of 12 guns of 24 pounds
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 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.
