French ship Jupiter

Six ships of the French Navy and at least one privateer have borne the name Jupiter:[1]

• Jupiter (1647), a 50-gun ship of the line
• A 22-gun privateer captured by Captain Taylor Penny in 1762[2]
• Jupiter (1790), a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line
• Viala (1795), a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line, renamed Jupiter in 1803
• Jupiter (1824), a brig
• Jupiter (1831), an 80-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line
• Impérial (1856), a 90-gun Algésiras-class steam ship of the line, renamed Jupiter in 1870

See also

• HMS Jupiter

References

1. Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 270. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
2. https://morethannelson.com/officer/taylor-penny/