HMS Révolutionnaire (1794)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Révolutionnaire.
Révolutionnaire (or Revolutionaire), was a 40-gun Seine-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in May 1794. The British captured her in October 1794 and she went on to serve with the Royal Navy until she was broken up in 1822. During this service Revolutionnaire took part in numerous actions, including three for which the Admiralty would in 1847 award clasps to the Naval General Service Medal, and captured several privateers and merchant vessels.
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Hull of HMS Revolutionnaire | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Révolutionnaire |
Ordered | 3 July 1793 |
Builder | Le Havre |
Laid down | October 1793 |
Launched | 28 May 1794 |
Commissioned | August 1794 |
In service | July 1794 |
Captured | 22 October 1794 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Révolutionnaire |
Acquired | 22 October 1794 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Broken up in 1822. |
General characteristics [4] | |
Tons burthen | 114768⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 157 ft 2 in (47.9 m) (overall); 1,316 ft 9+7⁄8 in (401.4 m) (keel) |
Beam | 40 ft 5+1⁄2 in (12.3 m) |
Draught | 5.5 metres |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | British service: 280 men (later 315). |
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