French frigate Immortalité (1795)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Immortalité.
 The Poursuivante, sister-ship of the Immortalité |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Immortalité (English: 'Immortality') |
| Builder: | Brest, France |
| Laid down: | May 1794 |
| Launched: | 7 January 1795 |
| In service: | February 1795 |
| Fate: | Captured by HMS Fisgard on 20 October 1798 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Immortalite |
| Acquired: | 20 October 1798 |
| Fate: | Broken up in July 1806 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Désirée class frigate |
| Displacement: | 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 45.5 metres |
| Beam: | 11.8 metres |
| Draught: | 5 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
40 guns: |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Immortalité was a Désirée class frigate of the French Navy.
She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, and was captured shortly after the Battle of Tory Island by HMS Fisgard. She was recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Immortalite and had an active career on the Home Station before being broken up in July 1806.
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- The Naval History of Great Britain, 1793 - 1820, Volumes II and III, William James, R. Bentley, London, 1837.
