Several ships of the
French Navy have borne the name ''Prudent'' or ''Prudente'':
Ships named ''Prudent''
*, a 58-gun ship, condemned in 1696.
*, a 60-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the
Battle of Vigo Bay
The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande (; ), was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch attempt to capture the Spanish ...
in 1702.
*, a 74-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the
Siege of Louisbourg in 1758.
*, a
flûte, which foundered in 1772.
Ships named ''Prudente''
*, a 32-gun ship, captured by in 1779 and taken into service as . She was sold in 1803.
*, a 36-gun , captured by in 1799.
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French Navy ship names