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French Corvette Vésuve (1795)
''Vésuve'' was an 18-gun ''Etna''-class corvette of the French Navy, launched in 1795. She was decommissioned in 1815 and broken up in 1830. Career At the action of 30 May 1798 ''Vésuve'' and the French corvette ''Confiante'' battled the frigate , the bomb vessel , and the cutter . ''Confiante'' and ''Vésuve'' ran aground. The British were able to destroy ''Confiante'' but they were unable to reach ''Vésuve'', which the French later refloated. ''Vésuve'' served at Le Havre under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Rousseau between 15 nivôse and 23 prairial An XI (5 January to 12 June 1801). Between November 1801 and February 1802 she was at Le Havre being fitted as a '' flûte'' of 20 guns. In February 1807 she was refitted as a 20-gun corvette. By 1 February 1812, she served at Cherbourg under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Le Chosel. On 17 March, she crossed from Le Havre to Cherbourg. From 1 September to 6 October 1813, she served under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Valette in Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil And Naval Ensign Of France
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