Twelve ships of the

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have borne the name ''Licorne'', the French word for

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Ships named ''Licorne''

* , a fluyt captured from Holland * , a fireship * , an 8-gun fluyt * , a 52-gun ship of the line * , a 32-gun frigate, lead ship of her class. Captured in 1778 by and taken into British service as , sold in 1783. * , a 20-gun corvette, formerly , that captured in 1780. recaptured her off Cape Blaise in 1781 and the Royal Navy took her back into service as ''Unicorn Prize''. She was broken up in 1787. * , a fluyt, formerly the Indiaman ''Lambert'' * , a transport * , a fluyt, lead ship of her class * , a transport * , a tug. * , a

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Ships with similar names

* , an auxiliary patrol boat.

Fictional ships

* (french: La Licorne), a fictional sailing ship of the French Royal Navy in the French-language Belgian comic book ''Tintin''

Notes and references

Notes References Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Licorne, French ship French Navy ship names

Ships named ''Licorne''

Ships with similar names

Fictional ships

See also

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