In 1791, under lieutenant Villaret de Joyeuse, she was tasked with ferrying troops to Cap-Français and with police duty in Santo Domingo. In 1793, she returned to France, escorting a convoy from Terre-Neuve, under Villaret de Joyeuse, by then promoted to Captain.
In 1796, Prudente was attached to the squadron under Sercey, that had come from France.
She served for a time at Mauritius, taking part in the action of 8 September 1796, before being sold and becoming a privateer.[1]
Captureedit
Daedalus captured Prudente on 9 February 1799 near Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope. At daybreak Daedalus spotted two sails and gave chase to the larger vessel, catching up with her at about 12:30. The quarry struck after an action of almost an hour. She proved to be the Prudente, which Captain H.L. Ball referred to as a French National frigate, rather than a privateer. She was pierced for 42 guns but was armed with twenty-six 12-pounder long guns on her main-deck and two long 6-pounders and two brass howitzers on her quarterdeck. She had a crew of 297 men. In the fight, Daedalus lost two men killed and 12 wounded. Prudente lost 27 men killed and 22 wounded. The ship in her company, which escaped, was American vessel "Concord" that she had taken as a prize on 7 or 9 February.[2][3]
^"Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume 2 Part 1 of 3 Naval Operations November 1798 to March 1799" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
Hennequin, Joseph François Gabriel (1835). Biographie maritime ou notices historiques sur la vie et les campagnes des marins célèbres français et étrangers (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: Regnault éditeur.
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 367. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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french, frigate, prudente, 1790, other, ships, with, same, name, french, ship, prudente, prudente, capricieuse, class, frigate, french, navy, cybèle, prudente, fighting, centurion, diomede, history, france, nameprudente, namesakeprudency, builderlorient, laid,. For other ships with the same name see French ship Prudente The Prudente was a 32 gun Capricieuse class frigate of the French Navy Cybele and Prudente fighting HMS Centurion and HMS Diomede History France NamePrudente NamesakePrudency BuilderLorient Laid downMay 1789 Launched21 September 1790 In serviceOctober 1790 Captured9 February 1799 General characteristics Class and typeCapricieuse class frigate Displacement600 tonnes Length44 2 m 145 ft Beam11 2 m 37 ft Draught5 5 m 18 ft PropulsionSail Armament32 guns ArmourTimber Contents 1 Career 2 Capture 3 Notes 4 Citations 5 ReferencesCareer edit nbsp Watercolour portrait of Prudente by Francois Roux commissioned by Willaumez In 1791 under lieutenant Villaret de Joyeuse she was tasked with ferrying troops to Cap Francais and with police duty in Santo Domingo In 1793 she returned to France escorting a convoy from Terre Neuve under Villaret de Joyeuse by then promoted to Captain In 1794 she was the flagship of a frigate division under Captain Renaud also comprising Cybele under Pierre Julien Trehouart She took part in the Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794 and in the action of 22 October 1794 off Ile de France During the Sunda Strait campaign the squadron captured the East Indiaman Pigot In 1796 Prudente was attached to the squadron under Sercey that had come from France She served for a time at Mauritius taking part in the action of 8 September 1796 before being sold and becoming a privateer 1 Capture editDaedalus captured Prudente on 9 February 1799 near Table Bay Cape of Good Hope At daybreak Daedalus spotted two sails and gave chase to the larger vessel catching up with her at about 12 30 The quarry struck after an action of almost an hour She proved to be the Prudente which Captain H L Ball referred to as a French National frigate rather than a privateer She was pierced for 42 guns but was armed with twenty six 12 pounder long guns on her main deck and two long 6 pounders and two brass howitzers on her quarterdeck She had a crew of 297 men In the fight Daedalus lost two men killed and 12 wounded Prudente lost 27 men killed and 22 wounded The ship in her company which escaped was American vessel Concord that she had taken as a prize on 7 or 9 February 2 3 Notes editCitations edit Hennequin p 209 Naval Documents related to the Quasi War Between the United States and France Volume 2 Part 1 of 3 Naval Operations November 1798 to March 1799 PDF U S Government printing office via Imbiblio Retrieved 18 March 2024 No 15161 The London Gazette 20 July 1799 p 732 References editHennequin Joseph Francois Gabriel 1835 Biographie maritime ou notices historiques sur la vie et les campagnes des marins celebres francais et etrangers in French Vol 2 Paris Regnault editeur Roche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours Vol 1 Group Retozel Maury Millau p 367 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French frigate Prudente 1790 amp oldid 1214391635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
