French frigate Fine (1779)

Fine's sister ship Néréide (right) in 1797
History
France
NameFine
Namesakeclever
BuilderRochefort. Plans by Sané
Laid downOctober 1778
Launched11 August 1779
CommissionedOctober 1779
FateWrecked in Chesapeake Bay in November 1793
General characteristics
Class & typeSybille-class frigate
Displacement1,100 tons (French)
Tons burthen892 22⁄94 (Builder's Old Measurement)
Length
  • 43.91 m (144 ft 1 in) (overall)
  • 39.14 m (128 ft 5 in) (keel)
Beam11.21 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught5.36 m (17 ft 7 in) (laden)
PropulsionSail
Complement290
Armament
  • Gun deck: 26 × 12-pounder gusn
  • Spar deck: 6 × 6-pounder guns

Fine was a Sibylle-class 32-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy.

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