French frigate Junon (1778)
![]() Capture of HMS Fox
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Name | Junon |
Builder | Rochefort |
Laid down | September 1777 |
Launched | March 1778 |
In service | May 1778 |
Fate | Wrecked by the Great Hurricane of 1780 on 11 October 1780 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Charmante class frigate |
Tons burthen | 540 tonnes |
Length | 44.2 m (145 ft) |
Beam | 11.2 m (37 ft) |
Draught | 5.4 m (18 ft) |
Armament | 32 guns |
The Junon was a 32-gun Charmante class frigate of the French Navy
Career[]
She took part in the Battle of Ushant under Admiral d'Orvilliers. She captured HMS Fox on 11 September 1778.
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On 17 August 1779, under captain Charles de Bernard de Marigny and along with Gentille, she captured HMS Ardent. On 13 September, under lieutenant Kergariou Locmaria, she captured .
Wrecked by the Great Hurricane of 1780 off Saint Vincent on 11 October 1780
External links[]
- (in French) Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Junon, Netmarine.net
Categories:
- Age of Sail frigates of France
- Ships built in France
- 1778 ships
- Charmante-class frigates
- Maritime incidents in 1780
- Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea