French ship Étoile

At least 15 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Étoile ("Star"). Among them were:
 * A ship of the line. She was the first French ship to bear the name, and took part in the battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré on 26 October 1622.
 * The Étoile, a Fluyt which was part of the flotilla of Louis Antoine de Bougainville from 1767 to 1769.
 * Étoile, a 44-gun frigate captured by Britain and recommissioned as HMS Topaze
 * The present-day Étoile (A 649), a training sailship of the Navy