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

French ship named Mistral

• French torpedo boat Mistral (1901), an armoured Mistral-class torpedo boat
• French destroyer Mistral (1923), a Bourrasque-class destroyer.
• French cutter Mistral (1977), a Tourmaline-class cutter.
• French ship Mistral (L9013), an assault helicopter and command ship, lead ship of her class.

• 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

Other ships

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

References

1. ^ Roche, vol.2, p.347

Bibliography

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

• Set index articles on ships
• French Navy ship names