L'Orient's dramatic loss affected later French ship naming. Earlier vessels had carried the name, while the flagship herself had originally been Dauphin Royal. She was the last completed ship identified here as L'Orient. Later naming proposals nevertheless kept the name in consideration.
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L'Orient's destruction affected the later use of her name
The flagship's dramatic loss discouraged reuse of L'Orient, although the name remained a possibility for later ships.