Famous Ships and Boats in History

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French Ships in Movies, TV, and Books

Etoile du Roy — British frigate, sixth-rate
Stand-in for several different ships for the British TV series Horatio Hornblower, 1998-2003. The three-masted frigate was built specifically to represent a generic Nelson-age warship, with her design inspired by HMS Blandford built in 1741. LAUNCHED: 1997, September → FATE: Sold to a French company and now on exhibit at Saint-Malo, Brittany.

Henrietta — French steamboat
Fiction steam boat in the movie Around the World in 80 Days. In the movie, the boat is stripped clean in order to fuel her across the ocean. LAUNCHED: 1956, movie release → FATE: Inconclusive.

Ile de France, SS — French ocean liner
Used as a floating prop for 1960 movie The Last Voyage with the name SS Claridon. She was the first major transatlantic ocean liner to be decorated entirely in the Art Deco style. LAUNCHED: 1926, March 18 → FATE: Scrapped at Osaka, Japan in 1959.

Liberté, SS — German ocean liner; then American war prize; then French owned
Featured prominently in the movie The French Line, starring Jane Russell. She was taken as a US war prize at the end of World War II, then used to transport US servicemen back to the states, and finally turned over to the French as war reparations. LAUNCHED: 1928, August 18 → FATE: Retired in 1961 and scrapped in 1962.

The number of French Ships in Movies, TV, and Books listed is 4

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Henrietta (French steamboat)

French Ships in Movies, TV, and Books
1.	Henrietta French steamboat
2.	Ile de France, SS French ocean liner
3.	Liberté, SS German ocean liner

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