French ship Prudent
Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name Prudent or Prudente:

Ships named Prudent 
, a 58-gun ship, condemned in 1696.
, a 60-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702.
, a 74-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758.
, a flûte, which foundered in 1772. Ships named Prudente 
, a 32-gun ship, captured by  in 1779 and taken into service as . She was sold in 1803.
, a 36-gun , captured by  in 1799. French Navy ship names