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French ship Suffren

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French ship Suffren

To date, seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Suffren, in honour of the 18th-century French admiral Pierre André de Suffren.

French ship named Suffren

  • Suffren (1791–1794), a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line renamed Redoutable in 1794, famous for her defence at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which she killed Admiral Horatio Nelson.
  • Suffren (1801–1815), a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line.
  • Suffren (1824–1865), a 90-gun ship of the line.
  • Suffren (1866–1897), an armoured frigate.
  • Suffren (1899–1916), a battleship.
  • Suffren (1926–1963), a heavy cruiser and name ship of the Suffren class.
  • Suffren (D602, 1968–2008), a missile frigate.
    • Future vessels
  • A nuclear attack submarine of the Barracuda class, planned to enter service in 2017, is scheduled to bear the name Suffren.

    • References

    French ship Suffren Wikipedia
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