French ship Aconit

Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Aconit (meaning Aconite):

The French corvette Aconit, of the Free French Forces, which dispatched two German submarines within a few hours during the Second World War
An Adjutant-class minesweeper, built in the United States, launched in 1953. She was sold to Tunisia as Sousse in 1966, and scrapped in 1988
The only frigate of the F65 type, built in 1968 and commissioned in 1973. She was a prototype of the F67 type frigates. She was decommissioned in 1996
The La Fayette-class stealth frigate Aconit, presently in service

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