French ship Néréide
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A number of ships of the French Navy
have born the name Néréide ("Nereid"). Among them:
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 born the name Néréide ("Nereid"). Among them:
- NéréideFrench frigate Néréide (1779)The Néréide was a Sybille class 32-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy. On 22 December 1797 HMS Phoebe captured her and she was taken into British service as HMS Nereide. The French recaptured her at the Battle of Grand Port, only to lose her again when the British took Île de France in...
(1779), a 32-gun Sibylle class frigateSibylle class frigateThe Sibylle class was a type of five 32-gun frigates designed by Sané.* DianeThe Sibylle class was a type of five 32-gun frigates designed by Sané.* Diane... - NéréideHMS Madagascar (1811)The Néréide was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy designed by Sané.In 1810, she sailed to Guadeloupe but was repelled by the blockade off Basse-Terre, and returned to Brest after a fight with HMS Rainbow and HMS Avon....
, a 38-gun frigate.