Three
submarine
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s and one
frigate
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
of the
French Navy
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have borne the name ''Ariane'':
* , a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
* , an launched in 1914 and sunk in 1917.
* , an launched in 1925 and scuttled in 1942.
* , an launched in 1958 and struck in 1981.
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French Navy ship names