The Action of 24 October 1793 between Uranie and HMS Thames
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Uranie |
Namesake | Urania; Jean-François Tartu |
Launched | 31 October 1788 |
Renamed | Tartu |
Captured | 5 January 1797 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Uranie |
Acquired | 5 January 1797 |
Out of service | 1807 |
Fate | Sold October 1807 |
General characteristics | |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 40 × 18-pounder guns |
Uranie was a frigate of the French Navy launched in 1788. She took part in a frigate action in 1793, capturing HMS Thames, and was renamed Tartu in honour of her captain, Jean-François Tartu, who was killed in the action. The Royal Navy captured her in 1797. She served as HMS Uranie until the Royal Navy sold her in 1807.