Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Foudroyant ( literally "Like lightning", or "embodying the speed and violence of lightning"):

Also, HMS Implacable, originally French ship Duguay-Trouin, was renamed Foudroyant before being scuttled.

See also

References

  1. l'Amiral Baudin by Vice Amiral Jurien de la Graviers
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