Fifteen ships of the
French Navy have borne the name ''Minerve'', in honour of the Greek goddess
Minerva.
Ships named ''Minerve''
* , a 26-gun
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
, lead ship of
her class (1757–1762)
[Roche, vol.1, p.310]
* , a 32-gun frigate (1778–1781)
* , a 32-gun , was started as ''Minerve''
* , a 40-gun frigate, lead ship of
her class (1782–1794)
* , a 16-gun
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
(1794–1795), bore the name
* , a 40-gun frigate (1794–1809)
* , a 58-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 ...
(1797–1799)
* , a 40-gun frigate, was started as ''Minerve''
* , a 44-gun (1805–1806)
* , a 44-gun frigate (1806–1814)
* , a captured Portuguese 48-gun frigate (1809–1810)
* , a 32-gun frigate (1836–1874)
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* , a steam frigate of the
* , a
submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...
of the
FNFL
The Free French Naval Forces (french: Forces Navales Françaises Libres, or FNFL) were the naval arm of the Free French Forces during the Second World War. They were commanded by Admiral Émile Muselier.
History
In the wake of the Armisti ...
(1936–1946)
* , a (1964–1968)
See also
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Minerva (disambiguation)
Minerva is the Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom. The name may also refer to:
People
* Minerva (Daum Agora user), a South Korean netizen famous for his economic predictions
* Minerva Urecal (1894–1966), American film and television actress
...
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Notes and references
Notes
References
Bibliography
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French Navy ship names