Magicienne class frigate

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A frigate similar to HMS Lutine
The Lutine
Class overview
Name: Magicienne
Builders: Toulon
Operators: Naval flag of France French Navy
Naval flag of United Kingdom Royal Navy
Completed: 12
General characteristics
Type: frigate
Displacement:

600 tonnes

5 260 tonnes fully loaded
Length: 44.2 metres
Beam: 11.2 metres
Draught: 5.2 metres (22 French feet)
Armament:

32 guns:

Armour: Timber
Notes:

Ships in class include: Magicienne, Précieuse, Sérieuse, Lutine, Vestale, Alceste, Iris, Réunion, Modeste, Sensible, Topaze,

Artémise

The Magicienne class was a type of twelve 32-gun frigates of the French Navy. They were designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb.

  • Magicienne
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1778
Fate: captured by British Navy 1781
  • Précieuse
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1778
Fate:
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1779
Fate: sunk at the Battle of Aboukir, 1798
Builder: Toulon
Ordered: 23 October 1778
Launched: 11 September 1779
Fate: captured by British Navy 1793 - wrecked 1799, her ship's bell was salvaged and still hangs in Lloyd's of London.
  • Vestale
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1780
Fate: captured by British Navy 1799.
  • Alceste
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1780
Fate: captured 1793 by British Navy but retaken by the French Boudeuse on 8 June 1794 , then captured again in 1799.
  • Iris
Builder:
Ordered:
Launched: 1781
Fate: burnt 1793.
  • Réunion
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1786
Fate: captured by British Navy 1793.
  • Modeste
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1786
Fate: captured by British Navy 1793.
  • Sensible
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1787
Fate: captured by British Navy 1798.
  • Topaze
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1790
Fate: captured by British Navy 1793.
Builder: Toulon
Ordered:
Launched: 1794)
Fate: sunk at the Battle of Aboukir, 1798