title: French ship Borda
text: # French ship Borda
  
  Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Borda in honour of Jean-Charles de Borda. From 1839 it has been a tradition that the main schoolship of the École navale, a repurposed capital ship, be renamed Borda in this role.
  
  ## Ships of the French Navy named Borda
  
  * A 10-gun brig (1834–1849))
  * Commerce de Paris (1807–1884), a 110-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class, was renamed Borda in 1839 and used as a schoolship until 1863.
  * Valmy (1849–1891), a 120-gun ship of the line, was renamed Borda in 1864 and used as a schoolship from that point on, replacing the ex-Commerce de Paris in that role.
  * Intrépide (1864–1889), a 90-gun Algésiras-class steam ship of the line, was renamed Borda in 1890 and used as a schoolship, replacing the ex-Valmy in that role.
  * Tonquin (1873–1899), transport, renamed Duguay-Trouin in 1900 and then Borda in October 1913, replacing the previous Borda. She was the last in that tradition of school ships.
  * The hydrographic ship Borda (A 792), presently in service
  * Commerce de Paris under construction in Toulon on 15 November 1806, by Antoine Roux.
  * Valmy, by then renamed Borda, serving as a school ship
  * Tonquin in Brest in 1901
  * Borda (A 792)
  