French ship Vésuve

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vésuve in honour of Mount Vesuvius:

Ships[]

• , a bombship.^[1]
• Vésuve (1793), a gunbrig, lead ship of her class.^[1] Captured in 1795 and taken into the British Royal Navy as HMS Vesuve; sold 1802.
• , a tartane.^[1]
• Vésuve (1795), an Etna-class corvette.^[1]
• , a bomb vessel, lead ship of .^[1]

See also[]

• HMS Vesuvius

Notes and references[]

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References[]

Bibliography[]

• 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. 461. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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