French frigate Virginie (1794)

Virginie fighting HMS Indefatigable
History
French Navy Ensign French Navy EnsignFrance
NameVirginie
Ordered17 October 1793
BuilderBrest
Laid downMarch 1794
Launched26 July 1794
In serviceDecember 1794
Captured22 April 1796
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameVirginie
Acquired22 April 1796
Out of service1827
General characteristics
Class and typeVirginie-class frigate
Displacement1400 tonnes
Length47.4 m (156 ft)
Beam11.9 m (39 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
Armament
  • 40 guns {though pierced for 44 guns}
  • 28 × 18-pounders
  • up to 16 × 8-pounders (only 12 carried on most occasions)

Virginie was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of its class.