Sibylle class frigate
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The Sibylle class was a type of five 32-gun frigate
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Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
s designed by Sané
Sane
Sane is an English word meaning "of sound mind"; see Sanity.Sane or SANE may also refer to:* Sane Ancient Greek city* An archaeological site and a modern name of Sani, Greece*Sane, Mali...
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- Diane
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1779 at St Malo
- Fate: Lost in a tempest on 17 March 1780 off St Lucie
- Émeraude
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1779 at Nantes
- Fate: Broken up in 1797
- Fine
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1779 at Nantes
- Fate: Foundered in Chesapeake Bay
- NéréideFrench frigate Néréide (1779)The Néréide was a Sybille class 32-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy. On 22 December 1797 HMS Phoebe captured her and she was taken into British service as HMS Nereide. The French recaptured her at the Battle of Grand Port, only to lose her again when the British took Île de France in...
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1779 at St Malo
- Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy, destroyed at the Battle of Grand PortBattle of Grand PortThe Battle of Grand Port was a naval battle between squadrons of frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy. The battle was fought during 20–27 August 1810 over possession of the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France during the Napoleonic Wars...
- Sibylle
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1777 at Brest
- Fate: captured by the Royal Navy in 1783, broken up in 1784