title: French ship Minerve
text: # French ship Minerve
  
  Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of the Greek goddess Minerva.
  
  ## Ships named Minerve
  
  * Minerve (1757), a 26-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1757–1762)
  * Minerve (1778), a 32-gun frigate (1778–1781)
  * Diane (1779), a 32-gun Sibylle-class frigate, was started as Minerve
  * Minerve (1782), a 40-gun frigate, lead ship of her class (1782–1794)
  * Spartiate (1794), a 16-gun corvette (1794–1795), bore the name
  * Minerve (1794), a 40-gun frigate (1794–1809)
  * Minerve (1797), a 58-gun ship of the line (1797–1799)
  * Président (1804), a 40-gun frigate, was started as Minerve
  * Minerve (1805), a 44-gun Armide-class frigate (1805–1806)
  * Minerve (1806), a 44-gun frigate (1806–1814)
  * Minerve (1809), a captured Portuguese 48-gun frigate (1809–1810)
  * Minerve (1831), a 32-gun frigate (1836–1874)
  * Minerve (1865), a steam frigate of the Vénus class
  * Minerve (1934), a submarine of the FNFL (1936–1946)
  * Minerve (S647), a Daphné-class submarine (1964–1968)
  * Minerve (1782) serving in the Royal Navy as HMS St Fiorenzo
  * Minerve (1794)
  * Minerve (1805)
  * Minerve (1809)
  * Minerve (1831)
  