| French frigate Gentille (1778) | |
|---|---|
| Career (France) |    |
| Name: | Gentille |
| Namesake: | "nice" |
| Ordered: | 17 August 1779 |
| Builder: | Saint-Malo[1] |
| Laid down: | July 1777 |
| Launched: | 18 June 1778 |
| In service: | August 1778 |
| Captured: | 11 April 1795 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & type: | Iphigénie-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 620 tonnes |
| Length: | 44.2 metres |
| Beam: | 11.2 metres |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 32 guns |
Gentille was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy.
French service[]
In 1779, Gentille was under Mengaud de la Haye. On 17 August 1779, she and Junon, under Bernard de Marigny, captured the 64-gun HMS Ardent.[1]
On 19 February 1781, in Chesapeake Bay, Gentille took part in the capture of the 44-gun HMS Romulus, along with the 64-gun Éveillé, the frigate Surveillante, and the cutter Guêpe, captured her in Chesapeake Bay.[1][3] In September, she ferried troops from Annapolie to James River, in support of the Siege of Yorktown.[1]
During the War of the First Coalition, Gentille cruised the Atlantic under Lieutenant Canon. She was captured by the 74-gun HMS Hannibal and Robust in the action of 10 April 1795.[1]
Fate[]
Gentille was broken up in 1802.[2]
Notes, citations, and references[]
Notes
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Roche (2005), p. 223.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roche (2005), p. 224.
- ↑ Roche (2005), p. 386.
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
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