French ship Suffren explained

To date, eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Suffren, in honour of the 18th-century French admiral Pierre André de Suffren.

French ships named Suffren

• (1791–1794), a 74-gun ship of the line renamed Redoutable in 1794, famous for her defence at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which she killed Admiral Horatio Nelson.
• (1801–1815), a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line.
• (1824–1865), a 90-gun ship of the line.
• (1866–1897), an armoured frigate.
• (1899–1916), a battleship.
• (1926–1963), a heavy cruiser and name ship of the .
• (1968–2008), a guided missile frigate.
• , a which was commissioned in 2020

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.
• Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Suffren. NetMarine.net. Retrieved 2011-12-02.