Virginie retreated and the British squadron gave chase, joining with the French frigate around 23:00. Indefatigable closed in and exchanged broadsides, without succeeding in her attempts at raking Virginie. The gunnery exchange lasted for 4 hours, until the British frigates caught up. Bergeret then struck his colours in the face of an overwhelming opponent.[1][Note 1]
She was subsequently recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Virginie.
British serviceedit
In January 1799, Virginie was with British squadron at the defence of Macau during the Macau Incident.
On 20 May 1808, she captured the Dutch frigate Guelderland.
In Royal Navy service the armament consisted of 46 guns:
8 carronades (32-pounders) on the quarterdeck and forecastle
28 long ordnances (18-pounders) on the main deck
10 long ordnances (9-pounders) on the quarterdeck and forecastle[3]
Notesedit
^Britain returned Bergeret in exchange for Sir Sidney Smith, whom the French had captured. However, the Convention rejected the exchange, refusing to release Smith. Bergeret honoured his parole and returned to Plymouth on the cartelDisplai, which was returning the officers from Arab.[2]
Citationsedit
^ abCampagnes, thriomphes, revers, désastres et guerres civiles des Français de 1792 à la paix de 1856, F. Ladimir et E. Moreau. Librairie Populaire des Villes et des Campagnes, 1856 Tome 5, pp. 42–43
Grocott, Terence (1997) Shipwrecks of the revolutionary & Napoleonic eras (Chatham). ISBN1-86176-030-2
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "Virginie". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Media related to Virginie (ship, 1794) at Wikimedia Commons
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french, frigate, virginie, 1794, virginie, frigate, french, navy, lead, ship, class, virginie, fighting, indefatigablehistoryfrancenamevirginieordered17, october, 1793builderbrestlaid, downmarch, 1794launched26, july, 1794in, servicedecember, 1794captured22, a. Virginie was a 40 gun frigate of the French Navy lead ship of its class Virginie fighting HMS IndefatigableHistoryFranceNameVirginieOrdered17 October 1793BuilderBrestLaid downMarch 1794Launched26 July 1794In serviceDecember 1794Captured22 April 1796Great BritainNameVirginieAcquired22 April 1796Out of service1827General characteristicsClass and typeVirginie class frigateDisplacement1400 tonnesLength47 4 m 156 ft Beam11 9 m 39 ft Draught5 5 m 18 ft Armament40 guns though pierced for 44 guns 28 18 pounders up to 16 8 pounders only 12 carried on most occasions Contents 1 Career 1 1 French service 1 2 British service 2 Notes 3 Citations 4 References 5 External linksCareer editFrench service edit She took part in the First Battle of Groix and in the Battle of Groix On 22 April 1796 Virginie was cruising off Ireland under captain Jacques Bergeret when she encountered a British squadron under Commodore Edward Pellew comprising the Razee 44 gun HMS Indefatigable and the frigates Argo Concord Revolutionnaire Amazon and their prize Unite captured on 13 April 1 Virginie retreated and the British squadron gave chase joining with the French frigate around 23 00 Indefatigable closed in and exchanged broadsides without succeeding in her attempts at raking Virginie The gunnery exchange lasted for 4 hours until the British frigates caught up Bergeret then struck his colours in the face of an overwhelming opponent 1 Note 1 She was subsequently recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Virginie British service edit In January 1799 Virginie was with British squadron at the defence of Macau during the Macau Incident On 20 May 1808 she captured the Dutch frigate Guelderland In Royal Navy service the armament consisted of 46 guns 8 carronades 32 pounders on the quarterdeck and forecastle 28 long ordnances 18 pounders on the main deck 10 long ordnances 9 pounders on the quarterdeck and forecastle 3 Notes edit Britain returned Bergeret in exchange for Sir Sidney Smith whom the French had captured However the Convention rejected the exchange refusing to release Smith Bergeret honoured his parole and returned to Plymouth on the cartel Displai which was returning the officers from Arab 2 Citations edit a b Campagnes thriomphes revers desastres et guerres civiles des Francais de 1792 a la paix de 1856 F Ladimir et E Moreau Librairie Populaire des Villes et des Campagnes 1856 Tome 5 pp 42 43 Grocott 1997 pp 33 34 Journal of Robert Knox Lunarian and MasterReferences editGrocott Terence 1997 Shipwrecks of the revolutionary amp Napoleonic eras Chatham ISBN 1 86176 030 2 Roche Jean Michel 2005 Virginie Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours 1 1671 1870 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Naval Database Archived 2005 12 14 at the Wayback Machine Lines of Virginie at the National Maritime MuseumExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Virginie ship 1794 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French frigate Virginie 1794 amp oldid 1166419624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
