French frigate Impatiente (1795)
The Impatiente was a Romaine class frigate of the French Navy.
 Poursuivante, sister-ship of Impatiente | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Impatiente |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Laid down: | May 1794 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1795 |
| In service: | May 1795 |
| Fate: | Wrecked off Cape Clear Island |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Romaine class frigate |
| Displacement: | 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 45.5 m (149 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.8 m (39 ft) |
| Draught: | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
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| Armour: | Timber |
She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, where she was wrecked on 29 December 1796. Only 7 survived, and 420 were lost.
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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