Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Naïade:
- French frigate Naïade (1692), a light frigate that took part in the Battle of Texel on 21 August 1673.[1]
- French frigate Naïade (1696), a 20-gun light frigate, lead ship of the Nayade class.[1]
- French frigate Naïade (1706), a 34-gun frigate.[1]
- French corvette Naïade (1734), a 10-gun corvette.[1]
- French corvette Naïade (1780), a 20-gun Coquette-class corvette. [1]
- French corvette Naïade (1793), a 16-gun brig launched in 1793 and captured by the Royal Navy in 1805 who renamed her HMS Melville. She was sold for breaking up in 1808.[1]
- French corvette Naïade (1812), a 20-gun corvette, ceded to Holland in 1814 as Eendracht. [1]
- French corvette Naïade (1832), a 24-gun corvette that took part in the Battle of Veracruz in 1838. [1]
- French cruiser Naïade, (1881) a 3,500-tonne wooden frigate launched in 1881. [2]
- French submarine Naïade (1904), a Naïade-class submarine launched in 1904 and stricken in 1914.[2]
- French submarine Naïade (Q124), a Sirène-class submarine launched in 1925 and scuttled in 1942, subsequently salvaged and sunk in 1943.[3]
- French ship Naïade (1974), a boat of the diving school of the French Navy[4]
- French ship Naïade (1980), a transport used to ferry personnel between Toulon and Levant Island. (Y702)[4]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Roche (2005), p. 321, volume 1.
- ^ a b Roche (2005), p. 358, volume 2.
- ^ Roche (2005), pp. 358–359, volume 2.
- ^ a b Roche (2005), p. 359, volume 2.
Bibliography
edit- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 280. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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