French ship Mistral
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
[edit]- French torpedo boat Mistral (1901), an armoured Mistral-class torpedo boat[1]
- French destroyer Mistral (1923), a Bourrasque-class destroyer.[1]
- French cutter Mistral (1977), a Tourmaline-class cutter.[1]
- French ship Mistral (L9013), an assault helicopter and command ship, lead ship of her class.[1]
Ships of the French Navy named Mistral
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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
[edit]- Liane (DF 50), a service boat.[1]
- A fishing ship, Henri Cameleyre (1908) was requisitioned as a minesweeper during the Second World War. She was restituted in 1941 and renamed Mistral.[1]
- An auxiliary patrol boat of the Second World War also bore the name of Mistral II.[1]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
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