French frigate Aurore (1768)

History
France
NameAurore
NamesakeAurora
Ordered31 March 1766[1]
BuilderRochefort[1]
Laid downSeptember 1766[1]
Launched23 November 1768[1]
In service1769
CapturedSurrendered to the British by Royalist traitors in August 1793[1]
Great Britain
NameHMS Aurora
AcquiredAugust 1793
FateBroken up 1803
General characteristics
Tons burthen600 tons[1]
Length44.2 metres
Beam11.2 metres
Draught5.7 metres
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament

Aurore was a frigate of the French Navy

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche (2005), p. 58.