French frigate Romaine (1794)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Romaine.

Romaine was the lead ship of her class of frigates of the French Navy.

The Poursuivante, sister ship of the Romaine
History
France
Name	Romaine
Namesake	Rome
Builder	Le Havre
Laid down	April 1794
Launched	1 October 1794
In service	December 1794
Stricken	19 February 1804
Fate	Broken up 1816
General characteristics
Class and type	Romaine-class frigate
Displacement	700 tonnes
Length	45.5 m (149 ft 3 in)
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draught	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	40 guns: 24 × 24-pounders 16 × 8-pounders
Armour	Timber

She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.

Quasi War:On 30 June, 1799 captured American armed ship "Mary Ann", 22 guns, sending her into Cadiz, Spain.^[1]

She cruised to New York City in 1802, and was condemned in 1804. In 1805 she was converted to a troop ship but never sailed again, and she was eventually broken up in 1816.

References

1. Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France (PDF). Vol. VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 414. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Ibiblio.

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. p. 385. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.