French frigate Sémillante (1791)
The Sémillante (French: "Shiny" or "Sparkling") was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was involved in a number of multi-vessel actions against the Royal Navy, particularly in the Indian Ocean. She captured a number of East Indiamen before she became so damaged that the French disarmed her and turned her into a merchant vessel. The British captured her and broke her up in 1809.
Defence of the Centurion in Vizagapatam Road, 15 September 1804, engraving by Thomas Sutherland after a sketch by Sir James Lind | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Sémillante |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Laid down | December 1790 |
| Launched | 25 November 1791 |
| In service | May 1792 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sémillante-class frigate |
| Displacement | 600 tons (French) |
| Length | 45.5 m (149 ft) |
| Beam | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 26 × 12-pounder long guns + 6 × 6-pounder guns |
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