French ship Suffren

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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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