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French frigate Impatiente (1795)

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Poursuivante, sister-ship of Impatiente
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameImpatiente
BuilderLorient
Laid downMay 1794
Launched12 March 1795
In serviceMay 1795
FateWrecked off Cape Clear Island
General characteristics
Class and typeRomaine class frigate
Displacement700 tonnes
Length45.5 m (149 ft)
Beam11.8 m (39 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 40 guns:
  • 24 24-pounders
  • 16 8-pounders
ArmourTimber

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

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.[page needed][self-published source?]