French ship Provence explained

A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Provence in honour of the province. Among them:

• , a 64-gun ship of the line
• , an 80-gun ship of the line, launched as Hercule was renamed Provence during the Bourbon Restoration
• (1855), a steamer brig
• (1863), a Flandre-class armoured frigate
• (1912), a battleship
• , the lead ship of the of attack nuclear submarines, was initially named Provence
• (2013), the third French Aquitaine-class FREMM multipurpose frigate (Provence)

See also

• , an ocean liner sunk in World War I while transporting troops

Sources

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922 . Group Retozel-Maury Millau.