Four ships of the
French Navy have been named ''Dupleix'' in honour of the 18th century Governor of Pondichéry and ''Gouverneur Général'' of the French possessions in India
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Joseph François Dupleix:
* A , a corvette (1856–1887) famous for her involvement in the Japanese revolution
* , a 7,700-tonne armoured cruiser (1900–1919)
* , a 10,000-tonne cruiser (1929–1942)
* The present is a
F70 type anti-submarine frigate
At least three French merchant ships have also borne the name:
* A steamship of 1,409 tons, which operated between Sydney and Noumea between 1883 and 1889, when it was sold, and renamed ''Jubilee''.
* A three-masted
barque (1901–1917) sunk by the German commerce raider ''Seeadler'' on the 5 March 1917
* A cargo ship (1914–1942) sunk in the Pacific by a Japanese submarine
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French Navy ship names