Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Foudroyant ("Lightning"):
Foudroyant (1669), a 70-gun ship of the lineFoudroyant(1691), an 82-gun ship of the lineFoudroyant, renamed Soleil-Royal in 1693Foudroyant (1694), a 104-gun ship of the lineFoudroyant (1724), a 110-gun ship of the lineFoudroyant (1751), an 80-gun ship of the line which in 1758 was captured by the British Navy, becoming HMS FoudroyantFoudroyant (1799), an 80-gun ship of the lineFoudroyant a Prame (a vessel propelled by oars and sails) of 12 guns of 24 poundsFoudroyant (1885), a central battery and barbette battleship of the Redoutable typeFoudroyant (44), a Adroit class destroyerFleuret, a Hardi class destroyer later renamed FoudroyantFoudroyant (S610), a ballistic missile submarine of the Redoutable typeAlso, HMS Implacable, originally French ship Duguay-Trouin, was renamed Foudroyant before being scuttled.
