Six 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 of ''Borée'', in honour of Boreas.

French ships named ''Borée''

* , a 64-gun

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...

Roche, vol.1, p.79 * , a * , a ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line built on an updated design sometimes called ''Borée'' class. * , a Roche, vol.2, p.80 * (1901), an armoured ''Cyclone''-class destroyer, briefly bore the name at the end of her careerRoche, vol.2, p.347 * , a patrol boat of the French customs

French ships named ''Borée''

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