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French ship Corcyre

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Three ships of the French Navy have borne the name Corcyre, the French name for Corfu:

  • Corcyre (1797), previously the British privateer Cornish Hero
  • Corcyre (1798), was a djerme or cange, a narrow boat with sails that operated on the Nile. The French used her during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
  • Corcyre (1809), previously the Russian frigate Liogkii

References

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  • Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de la Révolution: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 A 1799 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-24-1.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 128. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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