French ship Aurore explained

Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aurore ("Aurora"):

Ships named Aurore

• , a 6-gun frigate, bore the name Aurore during her career
• , a 10-gun frigate
• , a 20-gun frigate
• , a 24-gun frigate
• , a 44-gun ship of the line
• , a frigate
• , a ship of the line
• , a 50-gun frigate
• , a 6-gun yacht, also known as Petite Aurore
• , a 34-gun frigate
  • • , a fluyt, a 14-gun storeship, a 32-gun frigate, bore the name Aurore during her career
• , a 16-gun . The British Royal Navy captured her in 1799 and took her into service as HMS Charwell
  • , a schooner, a schooner
• , a 32-gun frigate captured from Holland
  • , a sloop, a 46-gun frigate, bore the name Aurore during her career
• , a schooner
  • , an auxiliary patrol boat, a submarine launched in 1939, lead ship of her class.

Notes and references

Bibliography

• 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. 372–373.
• 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. 250.