French ship Minerve

Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of the Greek goddess Minerva.

Ships named Minerve

 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a 26-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1757–1762)
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a 32-gun frigate (1778–1781)
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Diane, a 32-gun Sibylle-class frigate, was started as Minerve
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a 40-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1782–1794)
 * FRENCH CORVETTE Spartiate, a 16-gun corvette (1794–1795), bore the name
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a 40-gun frigate (1794–1809)
 * FRENCH SHIP Minerve, a 58-gun ship of the line (1797–1799)
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Président, a 40-gun frigate, was started as Minerve
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a 44-gun Armide-class frigate (1805–1806)
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a 44-gun frigate (1806–1814)
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a captured Portuguese 48-gun frigate (1809–1810)
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a 32-gun frigate (1836–1874)
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Minerve, a steam frigate of the Vénus-class frigate
 * FRENCH SUBMARINE Minerve, a submarine of the FNFL (1936–1946)
 * FRENCH SUBMARINE Minerve, a Daphné-class submarine (1964–1968)