The French Navy has operated four submarines named ''Narval'' (
Fr. “
Narwhal
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* , a pioneering submarine of the late 19th century
* , a of the 1920s
* , ex-Italian submarine ''Bronzo'' (an ), captured by the
Royal Navy
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and transferred to 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 Armistice a ...
in 1944
* , lead ship of the
''Narval''-class submarines of the 1950s
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French Navy ship names