French ship Didon

Four frigates of the French Navy have borne the name Didon in honour of Dido:

French frigate Didon (1787), a Méduse-class 40-gun frigate.
Didon (1805), a Virginie-class 40-gun frigate.
Duchesse de Berry (1816), a 46-gun frigate, bore the name Didon during her career.
French frigate Didon (1828), a 60-gun Dryade-class first rank frigate.

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. p. 151. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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