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 borne the name ''Mistral'' after the wind
mistral
Mistral may refer to:
* Mistral (wind) in southern France and Sardinia
Automobiles
* Maserati Mistral, a Maserati grand tourer produced from 1963 until 1970
* Nissan Mistral, or Terrano II, a Nissan 4×4 produced from 1993 until 2006
* Microp ...
. An auxiliary ship has also borne the name.
French ship named ''Mistral''
* , an armoured
[ Roche, vol.2, p.347]
* (1923) - a .
* (1977), a .
* , an assault helicopter and command ship, lead ship of
her class.
Other ships
* ''Liane'' (DF 50), a service boat.
* A fishing ship, ''Henri Cameleyre'' (1908) was requisitioned as a
minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
during the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
. She was restituted in 1941 and renamed ''Mistral''.
* An auxiliary patrol boat of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
also bore the name of ''Mistral II''.
References
Bibliography
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French Navy ship names