French frigate Désirée (1796)
Capture of Désirée by HMS Dart | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Désirée |
| Ordered | 19 March 1794 |
| Builder | Dunkirk |
| Laid down | 10 February 1794 |
| Launched | 23 April 1796 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Desiree |
| Acquired | 8 July 1800 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 22 August 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Romaine-class frigate |
| Displacement | 700 tonnes |
| Tons burthen | 1,01650⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 45.5 m (149 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
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| Armour | Timber |
Désirée was a Romaine-class frigate of the French Navy, launched at Dunkirk in 1794. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1800 and took her into service under her existing name. she was laid up in 1815, converted to a slop ship in 1823, and sold in 1832.