French ship Forbin
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Six ships of the French Navy
have been named Forbin in honour of the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne:
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
have been named Forbin in honour of the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne:
- A first-class propeller avisoAvisoAn aviso , a kind of dispatch boat or advice boat, survives particularly in the French navy, they are considered equivalent to the modern sloop....
(1859-1884) - A second-class cruiserCruiserA cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
(1885-1921) - An auxiliary patrol boat of the Free French ForcesFree French ForcesThe Free French Forces were French partisans in World War II who decided to continue fighting against the forces of the Axis powers after the surrender of France and subsequent German occupation and, in the case of Vichy France, collaboration with the Germans.-Definition:In many sources, Free...
(1944). Originally a cargo ship, she was captured by the British in Gibraltar and requisitioned. She was eventually scuttled in Arromanches to be used as an artificial harbour on the 9 June 1944, in the context of the Invasion of Normandy. - An L'Adroit class destroyerL'Adroit class destroyerThe Adroit class destroyer was a group of fourteen French navy destroyers laid down in 1925-6 and commissioned from 1928 to 1931...
(1928-1952) - A fleet escort - T 53 class destroyerT 53 class destroyerThe T 53 class were the second group of destroyers built for the French Navy after World War 2. These ships were a modified versionof the T 47 class destroyers. The main difference with the preceding ships was the provision of improved air warning and tracking radars as well as an anti-submarine...
, (1955-1992) - A Horizon CNGF first-rank frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
, currently in commission (Forbin)