French ship Hermione
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Hermione, in honour of Hermione, daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy.
Ships
- Hermione (1699), a 30-gun frigate, lead ship of her class[1]
- Hermione (1706), a 34-gun frigate[1]
- Hermione (1750), a 24-gun frigate[1]
- Hermione (1754), a 22-gun frigate[1]
- Hermione (1779), a 32-gun Concorde-class frigate[1]
- Ville de Milan (1803) bore the name Hermione during her career[2]
- Hermione (1804), a 40-gun Hortense-class frigate[2]
- Hermione (1811), a 46-gun frigate[2]
- Hermione (1860), a 28-gun frigate converted to steam on keel[2]
- Hermione (1917), a Bellone-class submarine[3]
- Hermione an Aurore-class submarine broken up incomplete on slip in 1940 [3]
See also
- Hermione (2014), a replica of the Hermione of 1779, currently in service.
- HMS Hermione[note 1]
Notes and references
Notes
- Roche (vol.1, p.241) mentions HMS Hermione of 1782 as having been surrendered by her mutined crew and perhaps incorporated in the French Navy; it appears, however, that she was with the Spanish Navy the entire time until her recapture by the Royal Navy.
References
- Roche, vol.1, p.241
- Roche, vol.1, p.2421
- Roche, vol.2, p.250
Bibliography
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 241–242. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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