French ship Minerve

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Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of goddess Minerva

Ships named Minerve

Minerve (1757), a 26-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1757–1762)

Minerve (1778), a 32-gun frigate (1778–1781) [1]

Diane (1779), a 32-gun Sibylle class frigate, was started as Minerve

Minerve (1782), a 40-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1782–1794)

Spartiate (1794), a 16-gun corvette (1794–1795), bore the name

Minerve (1794), a 40-gun frigate (1794–1809)

Minerve (1797), a 58-gun ship of the line (1797–1799)

Président (1804), a 40-gun frigate, was started as Minerve

Minerve (1805), a 44-gun Armide-class frigate (1805–1806)

Minerve (1806), a 44-gun frigate (1806–1814)

Minerve (1809), a captured Portuguese 48-gun frigate (1809–1810)

Minerve (1836), a 32-gun frigate (1836–1874)

Minerve (1865), a steam frigate of the Vénus class

Minerve (Q185), a submarine of the FNFL (1936–1946)

Minerve (S647), a Daphné class submarine (1964–1968)

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