HMS Mignonne
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mignonne, which means "dainty" in French.[1]
- Mignonne was captured by the British in 1794 in the harbour of Calvi,[2] used briefly and then burnt in 1797 as useless.
- Mignonne was a French navy corvette that the British captured in 1803 and disposed of in 1804 after she grounded at Jamaica.
- Mignonne was the French navy brig Phaeton, which Pique captured in 1806. She was renamed Musette that same year and was sold in 1814.
Citations and references
Citations
- ↑ Mignon/mignonne at Wiktionary
- ↑ "No. 13699". The London Gazette. 30 August 1794. p. 888.
References Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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