French ship Foudroyant

Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Foudroyant ("Lightning"):
 * Foudroyant (1669), a 70-gun ship of the line
 * Foudroyant(1691), a 82-gun ship of the line
 * Foudroyant, renamed Soleil-Royal in 1693
 * Foudroyant (1694), a 104-gun ship of the line
 * Foudroyant (1724), a 110-gun ship of the line
 * Foudroyant (1751), a 80-gun ship of the line which in 1758 was captured by the British Navy, becoming HMS Foudroyant
 * Foudroyant (1799), a 80-gun ship of the line
 * French ship le Foudroyant (1800) a Prame (a vessel propelled by oars and sails) of 12 guns of 24 pounds
 * Foudroyant (1885), a central battery and barbette battleship of the Redoutable type
 * Foudroyant (44), a Adroit class destroyer
 * Fleuret, a Hardi class destroyer later renamed to Foudroyant
 * Foudroyant (S610), a ballistic missile submarine of the Redoutable type

Also, HMS Implacable, originally French ship Duguay-Trouin, was renamed Foudroyant before being scuttled.