Three
submarine
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s of the
French Navy
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have borne the name ''Espadon'' (meaning
Swordfish
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):
* , a launched in 1901 and stricken in 1919
* , a launched in 1926 and scuttled in 1943
* , a launched in 1958 and preserved as a museum ship in 1987
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French Navy ship names