Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vésuve in honour of Mount Vesuvius:
Ships
- Vésuve (1756), a Terreur-class bombship.
- Vésuve (1793), a gunbrig, lead ship of her class. Captured in 1795 and taken into the British Royal Navy as HMS Vesuve; sold 1802.
- Vésuve (1794), a tartane.
- Vésuve (1795), an Etna-class corvette.
- Vésuve (1825), a bomb vessel, lead ship of her class.
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
Bibliography
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 461. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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