French frigate Romaine (1794)
The Romaine was the lead ship of the Romaine class frigate of the French Navy.
 The Poursuivante, sister-ship of the Romaine | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Romaine |
| Namesake: | Rome |
| Builder: | Le Havre |
| Laid down: | April 1794 |
| Launched: | 1 October 1794 |
| In service: | December 1794 |
| Stricken: | 19 February 1804 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1816 |
| 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 |
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| Armour: | Timber |
She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.
She cruised to New York City in 1802, and was condemned in 1804. In 1805 she was converted to a troop ship but never sailed again, and she was eventually broken up in 1816.
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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