French frigate Revanche (1795)
 Poursuivante, sister ship of Revanche
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Revanche |
| Builder | Dieppe |
| Laid down | March 1794 |
| Launched | 31 August 1795 |
| Completed | December 1795 |
| Fate | Deleted 1818 or 1819 |
| 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 |
The Revanche was a Romaine-class frigate of the French Navy.
On 2 August 1806 Revanche, capitaine de frégate Lambert, and Sirène, capitaine de frégate Le Duc, captured the Greenland whalers Holderness, Swan, master, and Blenheim, Welburn, master, both of and for Hull. The French burnt their captures.[1]
On 12 March 1811, Revanche and Prégel captured the British sloop HMS Challenger.
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 381. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.