French frigate Incorruptible (1795)
Appearance
![]() Portrait of Incorruptible by Olivier Colin.
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Name | Incorruptible |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
Displacement | 700 tonnes |
Length | 45.5 m (149 ft) |
Beam | 11.8 m (39 ft) |
Draught | 5 m (16 ft) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
Incorruptible was a Template:Sclass- of the French Navy.
On 15 July 1796, under captain Bescond, she fought against the 56-gun HMS Glatton.
In 1800, she was involved in the battle of Dunkirk.
In January 1805, she was sent to observe British movements off Toulon, along with Hortense. On 4 February, they attacked a convoy, destroying 7 ships. Three days later, they encountered the convoy escorted by the 20-gun sloop HMS Arrow and the 8-gun bomb vessel HMS Acheron; the two Royal Navy were destroyed, and 3 ships of the convoy captured.
In May 1807, Incorruptible, Annibal, Pomone and the corvette Victorieuse engaged HMS Spartan off Cabrera in the Mediterranean.
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.[page needed][self-published source?]