French frigate Sérieuse (1779)

History
France
NameSérieuse
Namesake"serious"
Ordered28 August 1778
BuilderToulon
Laid downMarch 1779
Launched28 August 1779
CommissionedOctober 1779
FateDestroyed 1 or 2 August 1798 Battle of the Nile
General characteristics
Class & typeMagicienne-class frigate
Displacement1,100 tons (French)
Tons burthen600 (French; "port tonnage")
Length
  • 44.12 m (144 ft 9 in) (overall)
  • 38.66 m (126 ft 10 in) (keel)
Beam11.21 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) (laden)
Complement265–285
Armament
  • Upperdeck:26 × 12-pounder long guns
  • Spardeck:6 × 6-pounder long guns

Sérieuse was a Magicienne-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1779.

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