French ship Pluton explained

Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pluton in honour of the Roman god Pluto.

Ships named Pluton

• , a 74-gun ship of the line built at Cherbourg in 1778 which fought at the Battle of the Saintes in the American War of Independence and was renamed Dugommier in 1797.
• , a 74-gun ship of the line launched at Toulon in 1805 which took part in the Battle of Trafalgar under captain Julien Cosmao.
• , a ship of the line was renamed Pluton from 1866 to 1873.
• (1839–1854), a wheeled corvette.
• (1810—1873), a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line, bore the name as a prison hulk.
• (1910–1923), a minelayer
• (1927–1939), a minelayer cruiser
• , a combat diver ship which supports the Naval Commandos.

See also

• • Pluto (1801), a privateer cutter

References

• 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. none.