Four 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 been named ''Dupleix'' in honour of the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and ''Gouverneur Général'' of the French possessions in India
marquess
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
Joseph François Dupleix
Joseph Marquis Dupleix (23 January 1697 – 10 November 1763) was Governor-General of French India and rival of Robert Clive.
Biography
Dupleix was born in Landrecies, on January 23, 1697. His father, François Dupleix, a wealthy ''fermier gé ...
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* A , a corvette (1856–1887) famous for her involvement in the Japanese revolution
* , a 7,700-tonne armoured cruiser (1900–1919)
* , a 10,000-tonne cruiser (1929–1942)
* The present is a
F70 type anti-submarine frigate
At least three French merchant ships have also borne the name:
* A steamship of 1,409 tons, which operated between Sydney and Noumea between 1883 and 1889, when it was sold, and renamed ''Jubilee''.
* A three-masted
barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel with three or more mast (sailing), masts having the fore- and mainmasts Square rig, rigged square and only the mizzen (the aftmost mast) Fore-and-aft rig, rigged fore and aft. Som ...
(1901–1917) sunk by the German commerce raider ''Seeadler'' on the 5 March 1917
* A cargo ship (1914–1942) sunk in the Pacific by a Japanese submarine
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French Navy ship names