French frigate Médée (1778)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Médée |
| Namesake | Medea |
| Builder | Saint-Malo |
| Laid down | January 1778 |
| Launched | 20 September 1778 |
| In service | February 1779 |
| Captured | 4 August 1800 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Medee |
| Acquired | 4 August 1800 by capture |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Iphigénie-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,150 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 620 (French; "of load") |
| Length | 44.2 m (145 ft) |
| Beam | 11.2 m (37 ft) |
| Draught | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 28 × 18-pounder long guns + 4 × 6-pounder long guns |
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Médée was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy. The British captured her in 1800 and took her into service as HMS Medee, but never commissioned her into the Royal Navy, instead using her as a prison ship.