French ship Maillé Brézé

French ship Maillé Brézé

Three ships of the French Navy have born the name "Brézé" or "Maillé Brézé" in honour of admiral Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé:
* 46-gun ship of the line "Brézé" (1646-1665) [http://www.bateauxdupatrimoine.culture.fr/pdf/maille_fiche.pdf]
* "Maillé-Brézé" (named "Brézé" until January 1931), a "Vauquelin" class destroyer destroyed in the accidental explosion of one of her torpedoes on 30th April 1940 in Greenock
* "Maillé-Brézé" (D627), T 47 class destroyer, presently a museum

External links

* [http://www.netmarine.net/bat/ee/maillebr/ancien.htm Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Maillé-Brézé]

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