French frigate Iphigénie (1777)

Iphigénie was a 32-gun Iphigénie-class frigate of the French Navy, and the lead ship of her class. She was briefly in British hands after the Anglo-Spanish capture of Toulon in August 1793 but the French recaptured her December. The Spanish captured her in 1795 and her subsequent fate is unknown.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Iphigénie.
An image of French frigate Iphigénie (1777)
History
France
NameIphigénie
NamesakeIphigenia
BuilderGilles Cambry, Lorient Dockyard, on the basis of plans by Léon-Michel Guignace
Laid downFebruary 1777
Launched16 October 1777
CompletedMarch 1778
CapturedBy the British in August 1793
Great Britain
AcquiredAugust 1793 by capture
CapturedDecember 1793
France
NameIphigénie
AcquiredDecember 1793 by capture
CapturedFebruary 1795
Spain
NameIfigenia
AcquiredFebruary 1795 by capture
Out of service1818
FateWrecked
General characteristics
Class and typeIphigénie-class frigate
Displacement~1150 tonnes
Length134 ft 0 in (40.8 m)
Beam34 ft 6 in (10.5 m)
Draught17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement270-290
Armament
  • 1778-92: 26 × 12-pounder long guns + 6 × 6-pounder long guns
  • 1792:As above + 1 or 2 mortars
  • 1794-5:As above, but with 2 × 36-pounder howitzers instead of the mortar(s)
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