HMS Magicienne

Last updated September 21, 2021

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Magicienne. The origins of the name are from the French word for a female magician or sorceress and were used following the capture of the French frigate Magicienne in 1781.

HMS Magicienne (1781) was a fifth-rate French frigate captured in 1781 and destroyed at the Battle of Grand Port in 1810.
HMS Magicienne (1812) was a fifth-rate frigate built in 1812 and broken up in 1845.
HMS Magicienne (1849) was a frigate built in 1849 and broken up in 1866.
HMS Magicienne (1888) was a Marathon-class cruiser built in 1888 and sold in 1905.
HMS Magicienne (J436) was an Algerine-class minesweeper built in 1944 and broken up in 1956.

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Magicienne was a frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. The British captured her in 1781 and she served with the Royal Navy until her crew burned her in 1810 to prevent her capture after she grounded at Isle de France. During her service with the Royal Navy she captured several privateers and participated in the Battle of San Domingo.

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