French frigate Sibylle (1801)
Sibylle was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. She was built as Minerva in Napoli, and surrendered to France on 14 July 1801.
| History | |
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| Name: | Sibylle |
| Namesake: | Sibyl |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | April 1790 |
| Launched: | 30 August 1791 |
| In service: | May 1792 |
| Captured: | 17 June 1794 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Frigate |
| Armament: | 40 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
In September 1801, she was commissioned for the Toulon squadron, and in December, she sailed to Toulon under Commander Jean-Jacques Magendie. On the 24 of that month, she joined French service as Sibylle.
In 1802, she served off Saint-Domingue in a squadron also comprising, Duquesne and Intrépide, and commanded by Pierre Maurice Julien de Quérangal.
Sibylle was returned to Napoli on 5 May 1803.
Sources and 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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