French ship Melpomène
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Melpomène, in honour of the muse Melpomene.
Ships
- Melpomène (1792), a 40-gun Minerve-class frigate[1]
- Melpomène (1812), a 44-gun Pallas-class frigate[1]
- Melpomène (1828), a 60-gun Surveillante-class frigate[1]
- Melpomène (1890), a schoolship frigate[2]
- Melpomène (1937), a torpedo boat, lead ship of her class.[2]
See also
Citations and references
Citations
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 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. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015 Forthcoming) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 – 1862: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 9781848322042
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