French ship Amazone explained

Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Amazone ("Amazon"):

Ships named Amazone

• , a galley .
• , a galley.
• , an Ambitieuse class ordinary galley.
• , a 38-gun frigate.
• , a 36-gun frigate.
• , a galley .
• , a 32-gun Iphigénie-class frigate .
• , a tartane.
• , a 40-gun Junon-class frigate .
• , a 52-gun frigate .
• , a frigate captured from Portugal during the Battle of the Tagus.
• , a steam and sail transport.
• , an launched in 1916 and stricken in 1932.
• a launched in 1931 and stricken in 1946.
• , an launched in 1958 and stricken in 1980.

Ships with similar names

• , an auxiliary cruiser .

References

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005a. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 1. 36–37.
• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005b. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 2. 34.