French ship Alexandre

A number of French ships of the French Navy have borne the name Alexandre in honour of Alexander the Great:

Ships named Alexandre

• Alexandre (1771), an Artésien-class 64-gun ship of the line ^[1]
• Alexandre (1782), a brig, formerly the British privateer Alexander^[1]
• Jemmapes (1794), a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line, was laid down as Alexandre before being renammed. ^[1]
• Alexandre (1794), formerly HMS Alexander, built in 1778 and captured in the Action of 6 November 1794
• Indivisible (1799), a Tonnant class 80-gun ship of the line, was renamed Alexandre on 5 February 1803. ^[1]
• Donawerth (1854), a 90-gun Suffren-class ship of the line, was started as Alexandre in 1827^[1][2]
• Alexandre (1846), a Nil-class packet steamer^[1]
• Alexandre (1857), a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line ^[3]

Ships of the French Navy named Alexandre
Portrait of Alexandre (1857) as a gunnery school ship, her engine removed after 1873. by François Roux.

Notes and References

Notes

References

1. Roche, vol.1, p.33
2. Roche, vol.1, p.154
3. Roche, vol.1, p.34

Bibliography

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 33—34. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.