French ship Mistral

Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name Mistral after the wind mistral. A auxiliary ships have also borne the name.

French ship named Mistral

Mistral (1901), an armoured Cyclone-class destroyer ^[1]
Mistral (1923) - a Bourrasque class destroyer.^[1]
Mistral (1977), a Tourmaline-class cutter.^[1]
Mistral (L9013), an assault helicopter and command ship, lead ship of her class.^[1]

Ships of the French Navy named Mistral

Portrait of Mistral (1901) by Marius Bar

Mistral (1923) as HMS Mistral, before being handed over to the Free French Forces

Mistral (L9013) in Toulon harbour

Others ships

Liane (DF 50), a service boat.^[1]
A fishing ship, the Henri Cameleyre (1908) was requisitioned as a minesweeper during the Second World War. She was restituted in 1941 and renamed Mistral.^[1]
An auxiliary patrol boat of the Second World War also bore the name of Mistral II.^[1]

Notes and References

Notes

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Roche, vol.2, p.347

Bibliography

Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 347. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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