French ship Dauphin Royal

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Dauphin Royal in honour of the Dauphin of France:

Ships named Dauphin Royal Dauphin Royal (1664), a 12-gun fluyt better known as ÉléphantRoche, vol.1, p.142 , a 110-gun ship of the line that fought at Beachy Head , a 74-gun ship of the line that fought at Quiberon Bay and Ushant Dauphin Royal (1791), a 118-gun ship of the line (launched 1791 at Toulon), renamed Sans Culotte in September 1792 and then Orient in May 1795 - flagship of the French fleet at the Battle of the NileRoche, vol.1, p.143 , a 90-gun , was originally Brianée and then Dauphin Royal before being renamed in 1830 during construction; she was not launched until 1853

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