French ship Le Foudroyant
- French ship Le Foudroyant
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name "Le Foudroyant" ("Thunderbolt"):
* "Le Foudroyant" (1668), a 70-gun ship of the line
* "Le Foudroyant"(1691), a 82-gun ship of the line
* "Le Foudroyant", renamed "Soleil-Royal" in 1693
* "Le Foudroyant" (1693), a 104-gun ship of the line
* "Le Foudroyant" (1724), a 110-gun ship of the line
* "Le Foudroyant" (1751), a 80-gun ship of the line
* "Le Foudroyant" (1799), a 80-gun ship of the line
* "Le Foudroyant" (1885), a central battery and barbette battleship of the "Redoutable" type
* "Le Foudroyant" (44), a "L'Adroit" class destroyer
* "Fleuret", a "Le Hardi" class destroyer later renamed to "Foudroyant"
* "Le Foudroyant" (S610), a ballistic missile submarine of the "Le Redoutable" type
Also, HMS "Implacable", originally French ship "Duguay-Trouin", was renamed "Foudroyant" before being scuttled.
See also
* HMS "Foudroyant"
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