French ship Achille

French ship Achille

Nine French ships of the French Navy have born the name "Achille" in honour of Greek hero Achilles:
* "Achille" (1705), a 70-gun ship of the line
* "Achille" "Achille" (1748), a 64-gun ship of the line
* The 74-gun "Annibal" (1778), was renamed "Achille" in 1786. She was taken in the "bataille du 13 Prairial" and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS "Achille" before being broken up at Plymouth in 1796.
* "Achille" "Achille" (1793), a fluyt
* "Achille", a 74-gun "Téméraire" class ship of the line launched in 1803, which took part in the Battle of Trafalgar, where she exploded.
* "Achille" "Achille" (1806), a ferry
* "Achille" "Achille" (1827), a converted sail ship
* "Achille" "Achille" (1848), a converted sail ship
* "Achille"(Q147) (1933-1940), a "Redoutable" class submarine

Also, the 74-gun ship "Illustre" (1807), renamed to "Dantzig" in 1807, and to Achille" in 1815.

ee also

* HMS Achille


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