Louis XIII's Navy
Catalogue of the French Ships 1610-1661

Louis XIV's Navy
Catalogue of the French Ships 1661-1715

The Navy of the Consulat and Premier Empire
Catalogue of French Ships  1800-1815

Prix pour chacun : 84  Euros sauf pour Louis XIII : 50 euros

The long-awaited reference work is a welcome addition to our maritime literature.
With the exception of the REPERTOIRE DES NAVIRES DE GUERRE FRANÇAIS (The Index of French Man-of-wars) by Pierre le Conte (Cherbourg 1893) and the REPERTOIRE DES NAVIRES DE GUERRE FRANÇAIS edited in 1967 by the Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine (the Friends of French Maritime Museums Association), based on the work of Jean Meirat - both incomplete and summary works - a solid reference work that catalogued all ships of the French navy did not exist until now. This need has been met by the four catalogues by Cdr. Demerliac which we are pleased to offer here.
The culmination of Cdr. Demerliac's work, the result of over 30 years of exhaustive research, is fully revealed in the table of contents. The catalogues address not only the military fleet but also the mercantile navy (within the limitations of available source).
The excerpt from one of the reference cards reproduced below demonstrates the seriousness and importance of the information provided in each volume. If the name of the ship is known, it will be listed in a general index found at the end of each volume.
The initial four catalogues will be followed by several other volumes for the period 1799-1870