French ship Redoutable
Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Redoutable ("Redoubtable"):
Ships named Redoutable
- Redoutable (1752), 74-gun ship of the line. She was destroyed at the Battle of Lagos in 1759.[1]
- Redoutable (1795), a 74-gun ship of the line. She was captured at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.[2]
- Redoutable (1800), an aviso captured by HMS Success on 26 June 1800.[2]
- Redoutable (1801) a coastguard.[2]
- Redoutable (1804) a xebec.[2][a]
- Redoutable (1855), an Algésiras-class ship of the line.[2]
- Redoutable (1876), the first warship in the world to be built in steel.[3]
- Redoutable (1928) (1930), lead ship of the Redoutable-class submarines before the Second World War[3]
- Redoutable (S611) (1971), first SNLE submarine of the French Navy, now a museum and the largest submarine in the world open to the public.[3]
Ships of the French Navy named Redoutable
Redoutable (1795) (centre) at the Battle of Trafalgar
The ironclad Redoutable in 1876_Toulon.jpg)
Redoutable (Q136) off Toulon in 1930
The nuclear submarine Redoutable (S611) in 2005
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ↑ Roche (2005a), p. 372, volume 1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roche (2005a), p. 373, volume 1.
- 1 2 3 Roche (2005b), p. 417, volume 2.
Bibliography
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005a). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours [Dictionary of French Warships from Colbert to the Present Day]. Vol. I: 1670–1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005b). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours [Dictionary of French Warships from Colbert to the Present Day]. Vol. II: 1870–2006. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.