French frigate Sibylle (1777)

History
France
NameSibylle
BuilderBrest. Plans by Sané [1]
Laid downApril 1777 [1]
Launched1 September 1777 [1]
CommissionedNovember 1777 [1]
FateCaptured by the British Royal Navy in 1783 and broken up in 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSybille-class
Tons burthen600 tonnes
Length43.8 metres
Beam11.2 metres
Draught5.4 metres
PropulsionSail
Complement260
Armament
  • Gun deck: 26 × 12-pounder gusn
  • quarterdeck: 8 × 8-pounder guns
ArmourTimber

Sibylle was a 32-gun copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

  1. ^ a b c d e Roche (2005), p. 415.