French ship Loire

Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Loire, after the longest river in France:


 * Loire (1668), a 6-gun fluyt
 * Loire (1686), a 30-gun fluyt
 * Loire (1720), a fluyt
 * Loire (1780), a scow
 * Loire (1797), a 44-gun frigate
 * Loire (1803), a 20-gun fluyt
 * Loire (1809), a scow
 * Loire (1814), a fluyt
 * Loire (1840), a scow
 * Loire (1855), a Dordogne class troopship
 * Loire (1915), a four-masted barque requisitioned
 * Loire (1915)), a requisitioned steam ship
 * Loire (1916), a requisitioned cargo ship
 * Loire (1924), an oiler
 * Loire (A615), (1965-2009) a mine countermeasures support ship Loire (French) (Google Translate - Loire (English))

Sources and references

 * NetMarine