French ship Le Téméraire

French ship Le Téméraire

Sixteen ships of the French Navy have born the name "Téméraire" ("bold" or "temerarious"). Note that several British ships have had the same name, see HMS "Temeraire".
* "Téméraire", a 54-gun ship of the line (1669-1694).
* "Téméraire", a 50-gun ship of the line (1695-1718).
* "Téméraire", a West Indiaman (1726-1737).
* "Téméraire", a 74-gun ship of the line (1748-1794). She was captured by the English HMS "Warspite" at the Battle of Lagos on the 19 August 1759, and became HMS "Temeraire".
* "Téméraire", a cutter (1780-1784).
* "Téméraire", a ship of the line (1782-1801), lead ship of the "Téméraire" class. She took part in the "bataille du 13 prairial an 2".
* "Téméraire", a cutter launched as "Révolutionnaire" and renamed in 1795. Captured by HMS "Dido" on 13 April 1795. Recaptured the next month.
* "Téméraire", a cutter. Captured by HMS "Dido" on 9 July 1795.
* "Téméraire", a privateer aviso (1803-1811).
* "Téméraire", a privateer (1809), captured by HMS "Hind" on the 29 September 1809.
* "Téméraire", a privateer schooner (1810) captured by HMS "Fawn" on the 11 October 1810.
* "Téméraire", a privateer (1812).
* "Téméraire", a torpedo boat (1889-1911).
* "Téméraire", a torpedo boat (1911-1936), built for Argentina as "San Juan", requisitioned for the war and renamed to "Téméraire" in 1914.
* "Téméraire", a torpedo boat (1944), sunk in a bombing in Toulon in August 1944.
* "Téméraire" (S 617), the second submarine of the "Triomphant" class, presently in active service.

See also

* HMS "Temeraire"

External links

* [http://netmarine.net/bat/smarins/temerair/ancien.htm Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de "Téméraire"]


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