French frigate Vertu (1794)

Battle of Vertu and Régénérée against HMS Brilliant
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameVertu
NamesakeVirtue
Ordered16 February 1793[1]
BuilderLorient[1]
Laid downOctober 1793[1]
Launched28 June 1794[1]
In serviceSeptember 1794[1]
Captured30 November 1803, by the Royal Navy[1][2]
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Virtu[3][note 1]
Acquired30 November 1803[1]
FateBroken up December 1810[3]
General characteristics [1]
Class and type40-gun frigate[1]
Length46.8 metres[1]
Beam11.9 metres[1]
Draught5.7 metres[1]
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament

Vertu was a 40-gun French frigate designed by engineer Segondat.[1] She served in Sercey's squadron in the Indian Ocean, and in Saint-Domingue. She was captured by the Royal Navy at the end of the Blockade of Saint-Domingue when the island surrendered to the British. After her capture the Navy sailed her to Britain but never commissioned her, and finally sold her in 1810.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Roche, p. 460
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