French frigate Régénérée (1794)

Régénérée was a 40-gun Cocarde-class frigate of the French Navy. The British captured her in 1801 at the fall of Alexandria, named her HMS Alexandria, sailed her back to Britain, but never commissioned her. She was broken up in 1804.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Alexandria.
Battle of Régénérée and Vertu against HMS Brilliant
History
France
NameRégénérée
Ordered16 May 1793
BuilderSaint Malo
Laid downSeptember 1793
Launched1 November 1794
CompletedApril 1795
Captured27 September 1801
United Kingdom
NameHMS Alexandria
Acquired27 September 1801
FateBroken up 1804
General characteristics
Class and typeCocarde-class frigate
Type40-gun frigate
Displacement1,190 (tons; French)
Tons burthen895 20⁄94(bm)
Length
  • 144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) (overall);
  • 119 ft 8+1⁄2 in (36.487 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Crew
  • French service:209 (peace) & 282 (war)
  • British service:200
Armament
  • French service:
  • Upper deck (UD):28 × 12-pounder guns
  • Spar deck:12 × 6-pounder guns
  • 4 × 36-pounder obusiers added later
  • British service:
  • UD: 28 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
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