French frigate Embuscade (1789)

Embuscade ("Ambush") was a 32-gun frigate. She served in the French Navy during the War of the First Coalition before being captured by the British. Renamed HMS Ambuscade and later HMS Seine, she participated in the Napoleonic Wars in the Royal Navy. She was broken up in 1813.

Embuscade fighting HMS Boston
History
France
NameEmbuscade
Namesake"Ambush"
BuilderRochefort
Laid down1788
Launched21 September 1789
In serviceJune 1790
Captured12 October 1798
Great Britain
NameAmbuscade
Acquired12 October 1798
RenamedHMS Seine in 1804
FateBroken up in 1813
General characteristics
Displacement907 tonnes
Length44 m (144 ft 4 in)
Beam11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
PropulsionSail
Armament34 guns
ArmourTimber
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