History | |
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France | |
Name | Cocarde |
Ordered | 16 May 1793 |
Builder | Saint Malo |
Laid down | August 1793 |
Launched | 29 April 1794 |
Completed | July 1794 |
Fate | Broken up 1803 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cocarde class frigate |
Type | frigate |
Tons burthen | 902 tons [1] Ship tonnage= |
Length |
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Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
Crew | 200 |
Armament | |
Armour | Timber |
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Quasi War:On 10 July, 1799, under command of "Citizen" Croiset, she captured American armed merchant ship "Rufus" 4 leagues east south east of Cadiz, Spain. [2] .
In 1802, she served in the Caribbean. A series of beachings damaged her sails and hull to the point where she was condemned and broken up in 1803.
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