A painting of the capture of HMS Fox by Junon (right)
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Junon |
Builder | Rochefort |
Laid down | September 1777 |
Launched | March 1778 |
In service | May 1778 |
Fate | Wrecked by the Great Hurricane of 1780 on 11 October 1780 in Kingstown Harbour, St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Charmante-class frigate |
Tons burthen | 540 tonnes |
Length | 44.2 m (145 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
Armament | 32 guns |
Junon was a 32-gun Charmante-class frigate of the French Navy.