Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of the Greek goddess Minerva.
Ships named Minerve
- Minerve (1757), a 26-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1757–1762)[1]
- Minerve (1778), a 32-gun frigate (1778–1781) [2][1]
- Diane (1779), a 32-gun Sibylle-class frigate, was started as Minerve[1]
- Minerve (1782), a 40-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1782–1794)[1]
- Spartiate (1794), a 16-gun corvette (1794–1795), bore the name[1]
- Minerve (1794), a 40-gun frigate (1794–1809)[1]
- Minerve (1797), a 58-gun ship of the line (1797–1799)[1]
- Président (1804), a 40-gun frigate, was started as Minerve[1]
- Minerve (1805), a 44-gun Armide-class frigate (1805–1806)[1]
- Minerve (1806), a 44-gun frigate (1806–1814)[1]
- Minerve (1809), a captured Portuguese 48-gun frigate (1809–1810)[1]
- Minerve (1831), a 32-gun frigate (1836–1874)[3]
- Minerve (1865), a steam frigate of the Vénus class[3]
- Minerve (1934), a submarine of the FNFL (1936–1946)
- Minerve (S647), a Daphné-class submarine (1964–1968)
Ships of the French Navy named Minerve
Minerve (1782) serving in the Royal Navy as HMS St Fiorenzo
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Bibliography
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 310–311. 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. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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