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French ship Espoir

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Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Espoir, in honour of hope.

Espoir (1788), a Hasard-class brig-aviso^[1]
Espoir (1795), a storeship^[1]
Espoir (1939), a police patrol boat^[2]
L'Espoir (Q167, 1931), a Redoutable-class submarine^[2]

Ships of the French Navy named Espoir

Espoir and Liguria, with Gibraltar in the background. Aquatint by Nicholas Pocock, 1801

See also

French ship Espérance
HMS Espoir and HMS Hope

Notes and references

Notes

References

1 2 Roche, vol.1, p.183
1 2 Roche, vol.2, p.197

Bibliography

Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 183. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 197. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

List of ships with the same or similar names

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