French ship Bretagne

French ship Bretagne

A number of ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of the region of Brittany. Among them :

* A 110-gun three-decker ship of the line, "Bretagne" (1766)
* A 130-gun steam and sail three-decker, "Bretagne" (1855)
* The dreadnought "Bretagne", lead ship of her class, sunk at Mers-el-Kebir
* A FREMM frigate (planned)

See also

*, am 1886 ocean liner for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
*, a 1951 ocean liner; rechristened "SS Brittany" in 1962. Destroyed by fire in 1963.


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