Eleven 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 ''Foudroyant'' ( literally "Like lightning", or "embodying the speed and violence of lightning"):
* , a 70-gun ship of the line
* , an 82-gun ship of the line
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''Foudroyant'', renamed ''Soleil-Royal'' in 1693
* , a 104-gun ship of the line
* , a 110-gun ship of the line
* (1751), an 80-gun ship of the line which in 1758 was captured by the British Navy, becoming
* (1799), an 80-gun ship of the line
* a prame (a vessel propelled by oars and sails) of 12 guns of 24 pounds
[l'Amiral Baudin by Vice Amiral Jurien de la Graviers]
* , a central battery and barbette battleship of the ''Redoutable'' type
* , a ''L'Adroit''-class destroyer
* a launched in 1938 as ''Fleuret'' and renamed in 1941; she was scuttled in 1942
* (S610), a ballistic missile submarine of the ''Redoutable'' type
Also, , originally French ship ''Duguay-Trouin'', was renamed ''Foudroyant'' before being scuttled.
See also
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References
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French Navy ship names