The Chevalier Paul is a Horizon class destroyer of the French Marine Nationale commissioned in June 2009. She is the third vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Chevalier Paul.
The Chevalier Paul was launched by DCN in Lorient on 12 July 2006
She is the sister-ship of the Forbin.
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