French frigate Virginie (1794)
Virginie was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of its class.
Virginie fighting HMS Indefatigable | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Virginie |
| Ordered | 17 October 1793 |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | March 1794 |
| Launched | 26 July 1794 |
| In service | December 1794 |
| Captured | 22 April 1796 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Virginie |
| Acquired | 22 April 1796 |
| Out of service | 1827 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Virginie-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1400 tonnes |
| Length | 47.4 m (156 ft) |
| Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft) |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
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