French frigate Gentille (1778)

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History
France
NameGentille
Namesake"nice"
Ordered17 August 1779
BuilderSaint-Malo[1]
Laid downJuly 1777
Launched18 June 1778
In serviceAugust 1778
Captured11 April 1795
General characteristics [2]
Class and type Iphigénie-class frigate
Tons burthen620 tonnes
Length44.2 metres
Beam11.2 metres
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament32 guns

Gentille was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy.

French service[]

In 1779, Gentille was under Mengaud de la Haye. On 17 August 1779, she and Junon, under Bernard de Marigny, captured the 64-gun HMS Ardent.[1]

On 19 February 1781, in Chesapeake Bay, Gentille took part in the capture of the 44-gun HMS Romulus, along with the 64-gun Éveillé, the frigate Surveillante, and the cutter , captured her in Chesapeake Bay.[1][3] In September, she ferried troops from Annapolie to James River, in support of the Siege of Yorktown.[1]

During the War of the First Coalition, Gentille cruised the Atlantic under Lieutenant Canon. She was captured by the 74-gun HMS Hannibal and Robust in the action of 10 April 1795.[1]

Fate[]

Gentille was broken up in 1802.[2]

Notes, citations, and references[]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Roche (2005), p. 223.
  2. ^ a b Roche (2005), p. 224.
  3. ^ Roche (2005), p. 386.

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)


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