French ship Gloire
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A number of ships of the French Navy
have born the name Gloire ("glory
"). 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 Gloire ("glory
Glory (religion)
Glory is used to denote the manifestation of God's presence in the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. God's glory is often associated with visible displays of light, e.g. thunderbolts, fire, brightness....
"). Among them:
- Gloire, launched in 1778, captured by the British in 1795 and put into service as until she was sold in 1802.
- GloireFrench frigate Gloire (1803)Gloire was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy.She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805. On 18 July, she captured and burnt a Prussian cutter to maintain the secrecy of the movements of the fleet, in spite of the neutrality of Prussia at the time...
(1803–1812), a 44-gun frigate, was captured on 25 September 1806 and was brought into British service as HMS Gloire; she was broken up in 1812. - Gloire (1858–1883), the first ocean-going ironclad battleshipBattleshipA battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
in history. - GloireFrench armoured cruiser GloireThe Gloire was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy.In 1914, the Gloire was used as a school ship. In August, she was transferred to the English Channel light squadron, until April 1915...
(1899–1922), an armoured cruiser. - GloireFrench cruiser GloireThe Gloire was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class.After completing trials, Gloire arrived in Brest on 18 November 1937, then left for French Indochina on 1 December, returning to Brest on 16 April 1938. Gloire joined the 4th Cruiser Division in January 1939, with which she visited...
(1933–1958), a cruiser.