HMS Imperieuse (1793)
The Impérieuse was a 40-gun Minerve-class frigate of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1793 and she served first as HMS Imperieuse and then from 1803 as HMS Unite. She became a hospital hulk in 1836 and was broken up in 1858.
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Impérieuse |
| Ordered | 27 November 1785 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | February 1786 |
| Launched | 11 July 1787 |
| Commissioned | May 1788 |
| Captured | 11 October 1793 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Imperieuse |
| Acquired | 11 October 1793 |
| Renamed | HMS Unite on 3 September 1803 |
| Reclassified | Harbour service from 1832 |
| Fate | Broken up January 1858 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Minerve-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 700 (bm) |
| Length | 46.1 m (151 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Armament | 44 guns |
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