French ship Dauphin Royal

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Dauphin Royal in honour of the Dauphin of France:

Ships named Dauphin Royal
  • Dauphin Royal (1664), a 12-gun fluyt better known as Éléphant[1]
  • Dauphin Royal (1668), a 110-gun ship of the line that fought at Beachy Head [1]
  • Dauphin Royal (1735), a 74-gun ship of the line that fought at Quiberon Bay and Ushant [1]
  • Dauphin Royal (1791), a 118-gun ship of the line (launched 1791 at Toulon), renamed Sans Culotte in September 1792 and then Orient in May 1795 - flagship of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile[2]
  • Fleurus (1853), a 90-gun Hercule-class ship of the line, was originally Brianée and then Dauphin Royal before being renamed in 1830 during construction; she was not launched until 1853[2]
Ships of the French Navy named Dauphin Royal

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. Roche, vol.1, p.142
    2. Roche, vol.1, p.143

    Bibliography
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 142-143. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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