French ship Illustre

Seven ships of the French Navy have born the name Illustre ("Illustrious")

Ships named Illustre

• Illustre (1666), a 64-gun ship of the line. [1]
• Illustre (1713), a galley. [1]
• Illustre (1751), a 64-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class . [1]
• Illustre (1781), a 74-gun Magnanime-class ship of the line. [1]
• Dantzig (1807), a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line of the Borée sub-type, was originally ordered as Illustre. [1]
• Illustre (1811), a 80-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line. [1]
• Auguste (1811), a 80-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line, was renamed Illustre at the Bourbon Restauration. [1]

See also

• HMS Illustrious

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. Roche (2005), p. 250, volume 1.

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. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.