French frigate Romaine (1794)
 The Poursuivante, sister ship of the Romaine
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| 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 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Romaine was the lead ship of her class of frigates of the French Navy.
She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.
Quasi War:On 30 June, 1799 captured American armed ship "Mary Ann", 22 guns, sending her into Cadiz, Spain.[1]
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
[edit]- ^ Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France (PDF). Vol. VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 414. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Ibiblio.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. p. 385. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.