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Six ships of the French Navy

French Navy

The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...

have bourne the name Colbert in honour of Jean Baptiste Colbert :

a French wheeled corvette, launched in 1848
a French armoured frigate
French frigate Colbert
The French ironclad Colbert was the lead ship of the s that were built for the French Navy in the 1870s. The ship was the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron for most of her career. She took part in the French occupation of Tunisia, notably shelling and landing troops in Sfax on 15–16 July 1881....

, launched in 1877
an auxiliary patrol boat (1915 - 1917)
an auxiliary sail ship (1917)
a World War II French heavy cruiser
French cruiser Colbert (1928)
The Colbert was a French heavy cruiser of the Suffren class, that saw service in World War II. She was named for Jean Baptiste Colbert.Colbert was part of the 1st Light Division of the 1st Squadron in the Mediterranean, which also included Algérie and Dupleix...

, launched in 1928, destroyed in the Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon
Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon
The French fleet in Toulon was scuttled on 27 November 1942 on the order of the Admiralty of Vichy France to avoid capture by Nazi German forces during Operation Lila of the Case Anton takeover of Vichy France.- Context :...

in 1942
a French anti-aircraft cruiser, launched in 1956

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