- Source: French ship Sagittaire
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Sagittaire in honour of the constellation Sagittarius:
Ships
Sagittaire (1761), a 50-gun ship of the line.
Sagittaire (1882), an Aspic-class gunboat.
Sagittaire (1916), a hired ship.
Sagittaire (1942), an auxiliary troopship.
Sagittaire (1955), a coastal minesweeper.
Sagittaire (1988), a Tripartite-class minehunter, sold to Pakistan in 1992 and currently in service as PNS Munsif (M166) .
Sagittaire (1995), a Tripartite-class minehunter.
See also
USS Sagittarius (AKN-2)
Citations
References
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 250. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.