Sémillante class frigate
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The Sémillante class was a type of12-pounder 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Pierre-Joseph Pénétreau.
- Builder: Lorient
- Ordered:
- Laid down: December 1790
- Launched: 25 November 1791
- Completed: May 1792
- Fate: Sold to Robert Surcouf and armed as a privateer. Captured by the Royal Navy and broken up.
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- Fate: Captured by the US Navy, recommissioned as USS Insurgent. Lost at sea in 1800.
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| 300px Naval encounter during the Quasi-War between Insurgente (right) and USS Constellation on 9 February 1799. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sémillante |
| Operators: |  French NavyTemplate:Country data US |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 32-gun, 12-pounder frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 600 tonnes |
| Length: | 45.5 metres |
| Beam: | 11.5 metres |
| Draught: | 5.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Ship |
| Armament: |
32 guns |
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