French ship Vésuve

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vésuve in honour of Mount Vesuvius:

Ships

• Vésuve (1756), a Terreur-class bombship.[1]
• Vésuve (1793), a gunbrig, lead ship of her class.[1] Captured in 1795 and taken into the British Royal Navy as HMS Vesuve; sold 1802.
• Vésuve (1794), a tartane.[1]
• Vésuve (1795), an Etna-class corvette.[1]
• Vésuve (1825), a bomb vessel, lead ship of her class.[1]

See also

• HMS Vesuvius

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. Roche, vol.1, p.461

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