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In French it's always male. Eg "le Marion Dufresne."

• DonaldFisk 3y ago
  Maybe because the French words for ship (bateau, navire, vaisseau) are all masculine?
  • marcandre 3y ago
    There's also "embarcation", "barque", and old types of boats like "caravelle", "carafe", "flute", "trirème", all feminine. Not all boat names in french are masculine. Some famous ones that are feminine: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Dauphine_(vaisseau) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Dauphine_(vaisseau) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Hermine_(Nef) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Hermine_(Nef) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cordeli%C3%A8re https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cordeli%C3%A8re
    • c-cube 3y ago
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_Belle_Poule_(1834) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_Belle_Poule_(... :p