French frigate Impatiente (1795)

The Impatiente was a Romaine-class frigate of the French Navy.

Poursuivante, sister-ship of Impatiente
History
France
NameImpatiente
BuilderLorient
Laid downMay 1794
Launched12 March 1795
In serviceMay 1795
FateWrecked off Cape Clear Island
General characteristics
Class and type Romaine-class frigate
Displacement700 tonnes
Length45.5 m (149 ft 3 in)
Beam11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draught5 m (16 ft 5 in)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 40 guns:
  • 24 × 24-pounders
  • 16 × 8-pounders
ArmourTimber

She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, where she was wrecked on 29 December 1796. Only 7 survived, and 420 were lost.

References

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

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