Hervé de Portzmoguer

Hervé de Portzmoguer (* 1473-1478 in Plouarzel, Brittany; † August 10, 1512 ) was a Breton nobleman and naval officer.

For his name there in Old French, modern French, Latin, Old English, Modern English, the Breton Gallo - West French and Breton in the various dialects multiple, partially widely differing spellings

• Hervé, Herveus, Herueu
• Portzmoguer, Portz - Moguer, Primo Guet ​​, Portmoguer, Piloguer, Plumogher, Primaugay, Primaudet, Primauquet, Portemoquer, Primagueto, Primogeuet, Porsmoguer, Porzhmoger ...

In most cases today, the Modern French variant Primauguet common.

As a descendant of the Duke of Léon Primauguet belonged to Breton nobility and was a vassal of the French royal family. For King Louis XII. presented Primauguet a Korsarenflotte Breton coast cities which are under Admiral René de Clermont united and fight against England was the anchored French fleet at Brest.

In the Battle of Saint Mathieu ( 1512) Primauguet commanded the Marie la Cordelière, the largest and most advanced warship of its time, and fell in battle against the Regent, the largest English ship. Both ships were destroyed and sank, 400 English and nearly 1,200 French sailors were killed.

Breton and French traditions and legends exaggerate since the myth of the battle and the heroic deeds Primauguets. In memory of the brave naval officer, the French Navy has repeatedly baptized warships to the name Primauguet

• An Aviso (1830-1854)
• A Corvette (1850-1886)
• A cruiser (1877-1907)
• A transport ship (1918-1938)
• A cruiser (1923-1942)
• A frigate (1984 )