French ship Sémillante

Three frigates of the French Navy have borne the name Sémillante ("shiny" or "sparkling"):

Sémillante, a 20-gun Coquette class corvette (1780-1787)
Sémillante, a 32-gun frigate, lead ship of her class
Sémillante, a 60-gun frigate (1841-1855)

References

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

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