French ship Suffren

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

French ship named Suffren

• Suffren (1791–1794), a Téméraire class 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.
• Suffren (1801–1815), a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line.
• Suffren (1824–1865), a 90-gun ship of the line.
• Suffren (1866–1897), an armoured frigate.
• Suffren (1899–1916), a battleship.
• Suffren (1926–1963), a heavy cruiser and name ship of the Suffren class.
• Suffren (D602, 1968–2008), a missile frigate.

Future vessels

• A nuclear attack submarine of the Barracuda class, planned to enter service in 2017, is scheduled to bear the name Suffren.^[1]

Ships of the French Navy named Suffren
The Redoutable (ex-Suffren of 1791) at Trafalgar  1/20th scale model of Suffren (1824–1865), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris  Suffren (1899–1916)  Suffren (1926–1963)  Suffren (D602, 1968–2008)

Notes and References

Notes

References

1. Mer Et Marine (in French), 30 May 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

Bibliography

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 372-373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
• Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Suffren. NetMarine.net. Retrieved 2011-12-02.