French ship Formidable
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A number of ships of the French Navy
have born the name Formidable, honouring the trait of inspiring fear in the enemy. Among them:
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 born the name Formidable, honouring the trait of inspiring fear in the enemy. Among them:
- Formidable (1691-1714), a 96-gun ship of the line
- Formidable (1751-1759), a 80-gun ship of the line
- Formidable (1794-1814), ex-Marat, a Téméraire class ship of the line
- FormidableFrench ship Formidable (1795)Formidable was an 80-gun Tonnant class ship of the line of the French navy, laid down as Figuires and renamed in 1795. She was launched at Toulon in 1795. She participated in the Battle of Algeciras, the Battle of Cape Finisterre and several other actions before the British captured her at the...
(1795-1805), a 80-gun ship of the line - Formidable (1824-1836)
- FormidableFrench battleship Formidable (1885)The Formidable was an Amiral Baudin-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Marine nationale .In 1890, Formidable was used to experiment captive balloons usage in the Navy. In May 1891, she became the flagship of the Mediterranean squadron. In 1898, she was transferred to the Atlantic squadron,...
(1885), an early battleship
See also
- HMS FormidableHMS FormidableFive ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Formidable. was an 80-gun second rate captured from the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, and broken up in 1768. was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1777. She fought at the Battle of Ushant and the Battle of the Saintes, was converted to...