French ship Prudent explained

Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name Prudent or Prudente:

Ships named Prudent

• , a 58-gun ship, condemned in 1696.
• , a 60-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702.
• , a 74-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758.
• , a flûte, which foundered in 1772.

Ships named Prudente

• , a 32-gun ship, captured by in 1779 and taken into service as . She was sold in 1803.
• , a 36-gun, captured by in 1799.