Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene.
Ships
edit- Melpomène (1792), a 40-gun Minerve-class frigate [1]
- Melpomène (1812), a 44-gun Pallas-class [1]
- Melpomène (1828), a 60-gun Surveillante-class frigate [1]
- Melpomène (1890), a schoolship frigate [2]
- Melpomène (1937), a torpedo boat, lead ship of her class. [2]
See also
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Roche (2005a), p. 304.
- ^ a b Roche (2005b), p. 340.
References
edit- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005a). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. 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. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Further reading
edit- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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