Preneuse-class frigate

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The Preneuse class was a type of two 44-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed by Raymond-Antoine Haran and built at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime.

  • Preneuse
Builder: Rochefort Dockyard
Ordered: 24 April 1794
Begun: April 1794
Launched: 16 February 1795
Completed: July 1795
Fate: Ran aground 11 December 1799 on the Île de France (Mauritius) to avoid attack by British warships, which then burnt her.
  • Africaine
Builder: Rochefort Dockyard
Ordered: 1795
Begun: March 1795
Launched: 3 January 1798
Completed: May 1798
Fate: Captured 19 February 1801 by HMS Phoebe east of Gibraltar. Recaptured 13 September 1810 by the French but immediately retaken bu HMS Boadicea. Taken to pieces in September 1816.

1794 — 1816  WikimediaWikidata
2 produced, 
frigateRochefort, French Navy
Cocarde-class frigateCoquilleHMS AfricaineLe Normand-class frigatePreneuse

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  • Preneuse
    1794 Preneuse-class frigate
  • HMS Africaine
    1798 Preneuse-class frigate
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