Six ships of the French navy have borne the name Annibal in honour of Hannibal
French ship named Annibal
- Annibal (1707), an unbuilt ship of the line (?)
- Annibal (1779–1794), a 74-gun ship of the line, lead ship of Annibal class
- Annibal (1782–1787), a captured British 52-gun ship
- Annibal (1795–1796), a gunboat
- Annibal (1801–1823), a captured British 74-gun ship of the line
- Prince Jérôme (1853–1886), a Hercule-class ship of the line was built as Annibal from 1827 and renamed Prince Jérôme on 24 May 1854[1]
Ships of the French Navy named Annibal
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Annibal (1779) fighting as Achille (left) during the Glorious First of June -
Capture of HMS Hannibal during the First Battle of Algeciras and before her recommissioning as Annibal in the French Navy. -
1/75th-scale model of Prince Jérôme, ex-Annibal, on display at the Swiss Museum of Transport.
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ Loire (ex-Hoche, ex-Prince Jérôme, ex-Annibal) Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
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. 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. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.