French ship Iphigénie explained

Seven ships of the French navy have borne the name Iphigénie, in honour of Iphigenia.

French ship named Iphigénie

• , a frigate, lead ship of her class. Captured by Spanish Navy in 1795, she became Ifigenia.^[1]
• , a frigate, was ordered as Iphigénie in 1805
• Iphigénie (1810), the British 18-pounder frigate HMS Iphigenia, built in 1805 and captured in August 1810. She was retaken by the Royal Navy in December 1810.
• , a frigate, captured by British Navy 1814, becoming HMS Gloire before being sold in 1817.^[2]
• , a 60-gun frigate.
• (1881), a first-class cruiser^[3]
• (1936), a

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005. 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. 2005. 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.

Notes and References

1. Roche, vol.1, p.259
2. Roche, vol.1, p.260
3. Roche, vol.2, p.261