French ship Minerve
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Fifteen ships of the French Navy
have born the name Minerve, in honour of goddess Minerva
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French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
have born the name Minerve, in honour of goddess Minerva
Minerva
Minerva was the Roman goddess whom Romans from the 2nd century BC onwards equated with the Greek goddess Athena. She was the virgin goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, magic...
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- Minerve, a 26-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1757-1762)
- Minerve, a 32-gun frigate (1778-1781) http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=1503
- Diane, a 32-gun Sibylle class frigateSibylle class frigateThe Sibylle class was a type of five 32-gun frigates designed by Sané.* DianeThe Sibylle class was a type of five 32-gun frigates designed by Sané.* Diane...
, was started as Minerve - Minerve, a 40-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1782-1794)
- Spartiate, a 16-gun corvette (1794-1795), bore the name
- Minerve, a 40-gun frigate (1794-1809)
- Minerve, a 58-gun ship of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
(1797-1799) - Président, a 40-gun frigate, was started as Minerve
- Minerve, a 44-gun frigate (1805-1806)
- Minerve, a 44-gun frigate (1806-1814)
- MinerveFrench frigate Minerve (1809)The Minerva was a 48-gun frigate of the Portuguese navy.She was captured on 22 November 1809 by Duperré's Bellone, who gave her command to Pierre Bouvet. She subsequently served in the French Navy as Minerve. The two ships sailed together, capturing the East Indiamen Windham and Ceylan in the...
, a 48-gun frigate (1809-1810) - Minerve, a 32-gun frigate (1836-1874)
- Minerve, a steam frigate of the Vénus classVenus class frigateThe Venus-class frigates were three 36-gun sailing frigates of the fifth rate produced for the Royal Navy. They were designed in 1756 by Sir Thomas Slade, and were enlarged from his design for the 32-gun Southampton-class frigates, which had been approved four months earlier.The 36-gun frigates, of...
- Minerve (Q185), a submarine of the FNFL (1936-1946)
- Minerve (S647), a Daphné class submarineDaphne class submarineThe Daphné class was a type of diesel-electric patrol submarines built in France between 1958 and 1970 for the French Navy and for export.-History:...
(1964-1968)
See also
- MinerveMinerveMinerve was a French submarine, one of nine of the Daphné class. The relatively small submarine was an experimental missile-carrying submarine with a diesel engine...
(disambiguation) - HMS MinerveHMS MinerveThree ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Minerve, a French form of Minerva, a goddess in Roman mythology:*HMS Minerve was a 38-gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1795. She was recaptured by them in 1803 and renamed Canonniere, but was recaptured by the British in 1810 and...
- Minerva (disambiguation)Minerva (disambiguation)Minerva is the Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom, but the name may also refer to:-People:* Josephine Blatt aka Minerva , strongwoman* Minerva Urecal , American film and television actress...
- HMS MinervaHMS MinervaEight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology. was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1759, captured by the French in 1778, recaptured in 1781 and renamed HMS Recovery. She was sold in 1784. was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1780,...