French frigate Vertu (1794)
Vertu was a 40-gun French frigate designed by engineer Segondat. She served in Sercey's squadron in the Indian Ocean, and in Saint-Domingue. She was captured by the Royal Navy at the end of the Blockade of Saint-Domingue when the island surrendered to the British. After her capture the Navy sailed her to Britain but never commissioned her, and finally sold her in 1810.
Battle of Vertu and Régénérée against HMS Brilliant | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Vertu |
| Namesake | Virtue |
| Ordered | 16 February 1793 |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Laid down | October 1793 |
| Launched | 28 June 1794 |
| In service | September 1794 |
| Captured | 30 November 1803, by the Royal Navy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Virtu |
| Acquired | 30 November 1803 |
| Fate | Broken up December 1810 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 40-gun frigate |
| Length | 46.8 metres |
| Beam | 11.9 metres |
| Draught | 5.7 metres |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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