Five ships of the French Navy were named in honour of Surcouf: a steam aviso (sloop); an armoured cruiser; a submarine cruiser, which at the time of her launch was the largest submarine in the world, joined the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War, and disappeared mysteriously after liberating Saint-Pierre and Miquelon; a large fleet escort destroyer, which was heavily damaged in a collision with a Soviet ship; and the present-day stealth frigate, one of the first stealth combat ships.

A number of legends have grown around Surcouf over the time: he is often stated to have been made a Baron of the Empire, which is untrue.
Another legend states that Surcouf had thrown overboard gold seized on Kent; in fact, Kent did not carry gold.

There is a tale that in 1816, Surcouf challenged twelve Prussian officers to a duel and defeated all of them except for the last, which he let go "to tell in his country how a former soldier of Napoleon fights"; this story is a fabrication.
Five ships of the French Navy were named in honour of Surcouf: a steam aviso (sloop); an armoured cruiser; a submarine cruiser, which at the time of her launch was the largest submarine in the world, joined the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War, and disappeared mysteriously after liberating Saint-Pierre and Miquelon; a large fleet escort destroyer, which was heavily damaged in a collision with a Soviet ship; and the present-day stealth frigate, one of the first stealth combat ships.
A number of legends have grown around Surcouf over the time: he is often stated to have been made a Baron of the Empire, which is untrue. Another legend states that Surcouf had thrown overboard gold seized on Kent; in fact, Kent did not carry gold.
There is a tale that in 1816, Surcouf challenged twelve Prussian officers to a duel and defeated all of them except for the last, which he let go "to tell in his country how a former soldier of Napoleon fights"; this story is a fabrication.
Robert Surcouf