French ship La Motte-Picquet

Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of the 18th century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte.

French ships named La Motte-Picquet

• French aviso La Motte-Picquet (1859), a sail and steam aviso
• French ship La Motte-Picquet (1919), a coastal transport
• La Motte-Picquet-class cruiser (1912), the planned leadship and cancelled class of light cruiser
• French cruiser La Motte-Picquet (1923), a Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser.
• French frigate La Motte-Picquet (D645), an F70 type anti-submarine frigate

Notes and references

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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.

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