French frigate Gracieuse (1787)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Gracieuse, French ship Unité, and HMS Unity.

HMS Unite - Ship plan 1796
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameGracieuse
NamesakeGracious
BuilderRochefort (constructeur: Joseph Niou)
Laid downNovember 1785
Launched18 May 1787
CommissionedMay 1788
RenamedUnité on 28 September 1793[1]
Captured11 April 1796
Great Britain
NameUnite
Acquired11 April 1796 by capture
FateSold in 1802
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and typeCharmante-class frigate
Tons burthen87371⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 142 ft 5+1⁄2 in (43.4 m) (overall)
  • 118 ft 5+1⁄8 in (36.1 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft 8 in (11.5 m)
Draught5.4 m (18 ft)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • French service:270 (war) and 188 (peace)
  • British service:254
Armament
  • French service: 26 × 12-pounder long guns + 12 × 6-pounder long guns
  • British service
  • UD: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades

Gracieuse was a 32-gun Charmante-class frigate of the French Navy. Renamed to Unité in 1793, she took part in the French Revolutionary Wars. The Royal Navy captured her in 1796 off Île d'Yeu and brought her into British service as HMS Unite. She was sold in 1802

  1. ^ a b Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 129.
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 207.