Fate: captured on 9 March 1797 by the Royal Navy. Sold in 1814.
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^ abcdefghiRoche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 379. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
^Gardiner. Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars. p. 40.
^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. 458. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
April 18, 2024
vengeance, class, frigate, vengeance, class, type, large, sailing, frigates, designed, pierre, degay, built, paimbœuf, french, navy, rated, guns, type, french, attempts, increasing, firepower, frigates, mounting, pounder, main, battery, tried, with, forfait, r. The Vengeance class was a type of large sailing frigates designed by Pierre Degay and built in Paimbœuf for the French Navy Rated at 48 guns 1 the type was one of the French attempts at increasing the firepower of frigates by mounting a 24 pounder main battery 2 as was tried with Forfait s Romaine class The attempt was unsuccessful and the ships mounted 18 pounder long guns on their main gun deck while in service 1 Capture of Immortalite by HMS Fisgard ex Resistance Class overviewNameVengeance classBuildersPaimbœufOperators French Navy Royal NavyIn commission1793 1814 1 Completed2General characteristicsClass and type48 gun frigateTons burthen800 tonnes 1 Length48 7 m 159 ft 9 in 1 Beam12 7 m 41 ft 8 in 1 Draught6 4 m 21 ft 0 in 1 Sail planFull rigged shipArmament28 x 18 pounder long guns 12 x 8 pounder long guns Further armament on castles 1 Only two ships of the design were built both being captured by the British and recommissioned in the Royal Navy 1 3 VengeanceBuilder Paimbœuf Begun June 1793 Launched 8 November 1794 Completed By April 1795 Fate captured on 20 August 1800 by the Royal Navy Sold in 1814 ResistanceBuilder Paimbœuf Begun April 1794 Launched 28 November 1795 Completed May 1796 Fate captured on 9 March 1797 by the Royal Navy Sold in 1814 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vengeance class frigate a b c d e f g h i 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 379 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Gardiner Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars p 40 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 458 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vengeance class frigate amp oldid 1137218408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
