French frigate Aimable (1776)

The capture of the 32-gun French frigate Amiable and the corvette Ceres after their encounter with Sir Samuel Hood in the Barfleur, with the Valiant and the Magnificent, in the Mona Passage, 19 April 1782
History
France
NameAimable
Ordered5 May 1755[1]
BuilderToulon[1]
Laid down1775[1]
Launched20 July 1776[1]
Captured19 April 1782[1]
Great Britain
NameHMS Aimable
FateBroken up in 1814
General characteristics
Class and typeAlcmène-class
Typefrigate
Tons burthen966 tonnes
Length41 metres
Beam10.8 metres
Depth of hold4.9 metres
PropulsionSails
Armament26 × 8-pounder long guns

Aimable was an Alcmène-class 26-gun frigate of the French Navy.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Roche (2005), p. 28.