French frigate Engageante (1766)
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Engageante was a 26-gun frigate of the French Navy, only ship of her class, built to a design by Jean-François Etienne. The British captured her in 1794 and converted her to a hospital ship. She served as a hospital ship until she was broken up in 1811.
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France | |
Name | Engageante |
Builder | Toulon dockyard (constructeur: Joseph Chapelle) |
Laid down | October 1765 |
Launched | 27 September 1766 |
In service | April 1768 |
Captured | 23 April 1794 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Engageante |
Acquired | 23 April 1794 |
Fate | Broken up in May 1811 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Displacement | 1,010 tons (French) |
Tons burthen | 930 77⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 45.5 m (149 ft) |
Beam | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
Draught | 4.7 m (15 ft) |
Propulsion | Sail |
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Armament | |
Armour | Timber |
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