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French Frigate Sibylle (1777)
''Sibylle'' was a 32-gun copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. Career ''Sibylle'' took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778, under Kerhouan-Mahé. She was part of the division under Lamotte-Piquet that captured 18 British merchantmen in the action of 2 May 1781. In 1783, ''Sibylle'' was under Captain Kergariou Locmaria. On 2 January, she fought a hotly contested, and ultimately inconclusive Action of 2 January 1783 against HMS ''Magicienne''. ''Sibylle'' effected repairs and returned to the sea, but ended up being captured by the 50-gun HMS ''Centurion'' and ''Hussar'' in the action of 22 January 1783 The action of 22 January 1783 was a single-ship action fought off the Chesapeake Bay during the American War of Independence. The British frigate ''Hussar'', under the command of Thomas McNamara Russell, captured the French frigate ''Sybille'' .... Fate The British broke up ''Sibylle'' in 1784. Notes, citations, and references ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques-Noël Sané
Jacques-Noël Sané (18 February 1740, Brest – 22 August 1831, Paris) was a French naval engineer. He was the conceptor of standardised designs for ships of the line and frigates fielded by the French Navy in the 1780s, which served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and in some cases remained in service into the 1860s. Captured ships of his design were commissioned in the Royal Navy and even copied. His achievements earned Sané the nickname of " naval Vauban."French: "''Vauban de la Marine''", after Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban known for his breakthrough fortifications. Biography Born in Brest in a family of sailors, Sané became a student engineer in 1758 and joined the naval construction academy in Paris in 1765, graduating On 1 October 1766 as an assistant engineer. In 1767, he worked under Ollivier the Elder on naval ships, and with Antoine Choquet de Lindu on merchant ships. In 1769, he embarked on the fluyt , bound for Martinique with fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Magicienne (1778)
''Magicienne'' was a frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. The British captured her in 1781 and she served with the Royal Navy until her crew burned her in 1810 to prevent her capture after she grounded at Isle de France (now Mauritius). During her service with the Royal Navy she captured several privateers and participated in the Battle of San Domingo. French service and capture ''Magicienne'' was built to a design by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb at Toulon. She was the first of 12 vessels built to her design. She served in Orvilliers' fleet under Chevalier de Boades, and later under Captain Janvre de la Bouchetière captured her on 2 September 1781 off Cape Ann. In the action the French lost 60 men killed and 40 wounded, including Ensign Dethan killed and La Bouchetière wounded ; the British lost one man killed and one man wounded. She was described as being of 800 tons, 36 guns and 280 men. A prize crew took her to Halifax, where she was recommissioned i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ships Built In France
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. After the 15th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to world population growth. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. The word ''ship'' has meant, depending on the era and the context, either just a large vessel or specifically a ship-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, each of which is square-rigged. As of 2016, there were more than 49,000 merchant ships, totaling almost 1.8 billion dead weight tons. Of these 28% were oil tankers, 43% were bulk carriers, and 13% were co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Sail Frigates Of France
Age or AGE may refer to: Time and its effects * Age, the amount of time someone or something has been alive or has existed ** East Asian age reckoning, an Asian system of marking age starting at 1 * Ageing or aging, the process of becoming older ** Senescence, the gradual deterioration of biological function with age ** Human development (biology) * Periodization, the process of categorizing the past into discrete named blocks of time ** Ages of Man, the stages of human existence on the Earth according to Greek mythology and its subsequent Roman interpretation **Prehistoric age Places * AGE, the IATA airport code for Wangerooge Airfield, in Lower Saxony, Germany People * Åge, a given name * Aage, a given name * Agenore Incrocci, an Italian screenwriter Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * ''Ages'', worlds in the ''Myst'' video game series Music * "Age" (song), a song by Jim and Ingrid Croce Periodicals * ''Age'' (journal), a scientific journal on ageing, now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 22 January 1783
The action of 22 January 1783 was a single-ship action fought off the Chesapeake Bay during the American War of Independence. The British frigate ''Hussar'', under the command of Thomas McNamara Russell, captured the French frigate ''Sybille'', under the command of Kergariou-Locmaria. The circumstances of the battle included controversial violations of accepted rules of war regarding the flying of false flags and distress signals. Background ''Sybille'', a relatively new French frigate, was commanded by Théobald René de Kergariou-Locmaria, a French naval officer. ''Sybille'' had three weeks previously engaged the 32-gun British frigate HMS ''Magicienne'', under Captain Thomas Graves. The ships had fought until they had both been dismasted and were forced to disengage. ''Sybille'' made for a French port under a jury rig and was then caught in a violent storm. Due to this unfortunate series of events, Kergariou had been obliged to throw twelve of his guns overboard. Actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protector (1779 Frigate)
''Protector'' was a frigate of the Massachusetts Navy, launched in 1779. She fought a notable single-ship action against a British privateer ''General Duff'' before the British Royal Navy captured her in 1781. The Royal Navy took her into service as the sixth-rate post ship HMS ''Hussar''. ''Hussar'' too engaged in a notable action against the French 32-gun frigate ''Sybille''. The Royal Navy sold ''Hussar'' in 1783 and a Dutch ship-owner operating from Copenhagen purchased her. She made one voyage to the East Indies for him before he sold her to British owners circa 1786. She leaves ''Lloyd's Register'' by 1790. Career Massachusetts Navy Captain John Foster Williams received command of the new 20 or 28-gun frigate ''Protector'' in the spring of 1780 and took her to sea in June. In accordance with instructions from the Board of War, the new warship cruised in the vicinity of the Newfoundland Banks, on the lookout for British merchantmen. Her vigilance was rewarded early in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Centurion (1774)
HMS ''Centurion'' was a 50-gun ''Salisbury''-class fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence, and during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. During the war with America, ''Centurion'' saw action in a number of engagements and supported British forces in the Caribbean and the North American coasts. Spending the period of peace either serving as a flagship in the Caribbean or laid up or under refit in British dockyards, she was recommissioned in time to see action in the wars with France, particularly in the East Indies. Her most important action came in the Battle of Vizagapatam in 1804, in which she fought against the French squadron of Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois that consisted of a 74-gun ship, and two frigates. Despite sustaining severe damage, she continued fighting, and survived the assault by the considerably heavier forces. Returning to Britain shortly afterwards, she was refitted and transferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 2 January 1783
The action of 2 January 1783 was a minor naval battle that took place in the Caribbean Sea during the last stages of the American War of Independence. Severe fighting between a Royal Navy frigate HMS ''Magicienne'' and a French frigate ''Sibylle'' went on for nearly two hours, but in that time both frigates were reduced to wrecks. Events Background Captain Thomas Graves was in command of HMS ''Magicienne'' and was part of the British blockade off Cap-François, Saint-Domingue by the Royal Naval Jamaica station. Off Cap-François into the open sea, a French convoy was sighted by HMS ''Endymion''. At 0630 the ''Endymion'' made a signal that the convoy was French. The French convoy had sailed from Cap-François on 27 December 1782 carrying goods and money to Chesapeake Bay. A ship of the convoy had strayed and steered toward the British ship. At 0900 the ''Endymion'' came up with her and captured what turned out to be the ''Celerity'', a rich prize valued at 20,000 Francs. Meanwhil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in the world, ranking seventh in combined fleet tonnage and fifth in number of naval vessels. The French Navy is one of eight naval forces currently operating fixed-wing aircraft carriers,Along with the U.S., U.K., China, Russia, Italy, India and Spain with its flagship being the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside the United States Navy, and one of two non-American vessels to use catapults to launch aircraft. Founded in the 17th century, the French Navy is one of the oldest navies still in continual service, with precursors dating back to the Middle Ages. It has taken part in key events in French history, including the Napoleonic Wars and both world wars, and played a critical role in establishing and securing the French colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 2 May 1781
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