French ship Aquitaine

French Navy
(Marine Nationale)

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Two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aquitaine in honour of the region of region of Aquitaine:

• Aquitaine (1915), an auxiliary ship converted from a civilian steamer during the First World War.^[1]
• Aquitaine, the lead ship of the FREMM multipurpose frigate class; construction has been under way in Lorient since February 2007.^[2]

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