French frigate Cybèle (1789)

	Cybèle and Prudente fighting HMS Centurion and HMS Diomede in the action of 22 October 1794.
History
France
Name	Cybèle
Namesake	Cybele
Builder	Pierre-Augustin Lamothe (fils), Brest
Laid down	July 1788
Launched	7 July 1789
Commissioned	May 1790
Fate	Wrecked 24 February 1809
General characteristics
Class and type	Nymphe-class frigate
Displacement	750 tonnes
Length	46.9 m (153 ft 10 in)
Beam	11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	40 guns:; 28 × 18-pounder long guns; 12 × 8-pounder long guns; 4 × carronnades ;
Armour	Timber

Cybèle was a Nymphe-class 40-gun frigate of the French Navy.

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