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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityFranceBWAS-1793
OperatorMarine NationaleBWAS-1793
Previously French privateer frigate 'Psyche' (1799) BWAS-1793
Purchased1804/06BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
National RateQuatrième RangBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Captured1805/02/13BWAS-1793
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Psyche' (1805) BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck138' 6"Imperial Feet42.2148
Length of Keel117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Breadth36' 10 ⅛"Imperial Feet11.23
Depth in Hold10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Burthen846 2294Imperial Feet21.4943

Armament

1804/06Broadside Weight = 246 French Livre (258.324 lbs 117.177 kg) W005
Gun Deck24French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2French 6-Pounder
Forecastle2French 6-Pounder
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1804/061805/02/14Capitaine de FregateJacques BergeretBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1804/06Purchased for the French navy at ReunionBWAS-1793
1805/02/13Present at the Action of 1805-02-13 
1805/02/13Taken by San Fiorenzo  
1805/02/14Taken on the Malabar Coast by the San FiorenzoBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
W005 Naval History of Great BritainWilliam JamesWeb Site
 
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