Thirteen ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Louis Antoine de Bougainville: A privateer (1797–1800) captured by on 14 February 1800, but the prize sank following a collision the next day. A privateer captured by the frigate in June 1801 A privateer captured by in March 1807. A brig captured by the British in 1809 A brig-aviso (1830–1856) A steam aviso (1858–1889) An aviso (1875–1920), launched as Allier and renamed in 1887 A three-masted barque (1902), sunk by a German submarine in 1916 A mobilised cargo (1914), captured by the Japanese in 1942 A colonial aviso (1929–1940) An auxiliary cruiser (ex-Victor Schoelcher) sunk by the British in 1942 The landing ship dock (1986) The present , a D'Entrecasteaux-class multi-mission vessel See also of the French Navy French Navy ship names