French ship Jupiter explained

Six ships of the French Navy and at least one privateer have borne the name Jupiter:^[1]

• , a 50-gun ship of the line
• A 22-gun privateer captured by Captain Taylor Penny in 1762^[2]
• , a 74-gun ship of the line
• , a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line, launched as Viala in 1795 renamed Voltaire and then Constitution later that year finally renamed Jupiter in 1803
• (1824), a brig
• , an 80-gun ship of the line
• , a 90-gun steam ship of the line, renamed Jupiter in 1870

Notes and References

1. 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. 270.
2. Web site: Taylor Penny.