At least two ships of the

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

have borne the name ''Bayard'' in honour of

Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (c. 1476 – 30 April 1524) was a French knight and military leader at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. Throughout the centuries since his ...

Ships named ''Bayard''

* , a 90-gun ship of the lineRoche, vol.1, p.66 * (1880), a station battleship of the French Navy, lead ship of her class

Ships named ''Bayard''

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