French frigate Aimable (1776)

Aimable was an Alcmène-class 26-gun frigate of the French Navy.

The capture of the 32-gun French frigate Amiable and the corvette Ceres after their encounter with Sir Samuel Hood in the Barfleur, with the Valiant and the Magnificent, in the Mona Passage, 19 April 1782
History
France
NameAimable
Ordered5 May 1755[1]
BuilderToulon[1]
Laid down1775[1]
Launched20 July 1776[1]
Captured19 April 1782[1]
Great Britain
NameHMS Aimable
FateBroken up in 1814
General characteristics
Class and typeAlcmène-class
Typefrigate
Tons burthen966 tonnes
Length41 metres
Beam10.8 metres
Depth of hold4.9 metres
PropulsionSails
Armament26 × 8-pounder long guns

Career

Aimable took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, where she helped corner HMS Cerberus and Lark and force their crew to scuttle them. On 8 October 1781, she departed Rochefort with Iphigénie, in a division under Captain Kersaint, to take part in the Capture of Demerara and Essequibo. [1]

In late September and October 1780 the French frigates Aimable and Diligente, were escorting a convoy from Rochefort to Bayonne. On her way they captured three British cutters: Alert, of 18 guns, captured 25 September 1780; Tartar, a privateer of 12 guns; and Jersey, of 12 guns.[2] The French took Alert and Jersey into service.[3][4]

Aimable took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. On 19 April, ships from Hood's squadron captured her during the Battle of the Mona Passage. The British recommissioned her as HMS Aimable.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Roche (2005), p. 28.
  2. Troude (1867), p. 84.
  3. Roche (2005), p. 267.
  4. Roche (2005), p. 32.

References

  • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
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