Five ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of privateer and slave trader Robert Surcouf:

French ships named Surcouf

  • French aviso Surcouf (1858), a sail and steam aviso
  • French cruiser Surcouf (1889), a cruiser
  • French submarine Surcouf (1929), a submarine cruiser
  • French destroyer Surcouf (1953), a T 47-class destroyer
  • French frigate Surcouf (1993), a La Fayette-class frigate

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.

Bravery Captain of ship Surcouf, on the coast of the Isle of France

French submarine Surcouf Wikipedia

Surcouf was a French Cruiser Submarine built in 1929, she was designed

French Submarine Surcouf Hobby Boss 83522

French sousmarin Surcouf