French frigate Romaine (1794)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Romaine.
The Poursuivante, sister ship of the Romaine
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameRomaine
NamesakeRome
BuilderLe Havre
Laid downApril 1794
Launched1 October 1794
In serviceDecember 1794
Stricken19 February 1804
FateBroken up 1816
General characteristics
Class and typeRomaine-class frigate
Displacement700 tonnes
Length45.5 m (149 ft 3 in)
Beam11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draught5 m (16 ft 5 in)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 40 guns:
  • 24 × 24-pounders
  • 16 × 8-pounders
ArmourTimber

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

  1. ^ 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.