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Five French ships of the line carried the name Admirable.

  • Admirable, a 64-gun ship built in 1666 (in Copenhagen) under the name Frédéric and renamed Admirable on 24 June 1671; hulked in 1676 and broken up in 1677.
  • Admirable, an 80-gun ship given that name in 1677 while building but renamed Souverain on 28 June 1678 (exchanging names with the ship listed next).
  • Admirable, a 74-gun ship built in 1668 as the Henri and renamed Souverain in 24 June 1671, was subsequently named Admirable on 28 June 1678; broken up in 1689.
  • Admirable, a ship of 84 guns launched in 1691 but burnt by the Anglo-Dutch forces at Cherbourg in June 1692.
  • Admirable, a ship of 96 guns launched in December 1692 to replace the previous ship of that name; she was broken up in 1716.


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