| History | |
|---|---|
   France | |
| Name | Fine |
| Namesake | clever |
| Builder | Rochefort. Plans by Sané |
| Laid down | October 1778 [1] |
| Launched | 11 August 1779 [1] |
| Commissioned | October 1779 [1] |
| Fate | Wrecked in Chesapeake Bay in November 1793 |
| General characteristics [2][3] | |
| Class and type | Sybille-class |
| Displacement | 1,100 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 892 22⁄94 (Builder's Old Measurement) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 11.21 m (36.8 ft) |
| Draught | 5.36 m (17.6 ft) (laden) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 290 [1] |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Fine was a Sybille class 32-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy.
- ^ a b c d Roche (2005), p. 201.
- ^ Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 124.
- ^ Winfield (2008), chapter 5.