French frigate Sibylle (1801)
Sibylle was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. She was built as Minerva in Napoli, and surrendered to France on 14 July 1801.
History | |
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France | |
Name | Sibylle |
Namesake | Sibyl |
Builder | Toulon |
Laid down | April 1790 |
Launched | 30 August 1791 |
In service | May 1792 |
Captured | 17 June 1794 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Frigate |
Armament | 40 guns |
Armour | Timber |
In September 1801, she was commissioned for the Toulon squadron, and in December, she sailed to Toulon under Commander Jean-Jacques Magendie. On the 24 of that month, she joined French service as Sibylle.
In 1802, she served off Saint-Domingue in a squadron also comprising, Duquesne and Intrépide, and commanded by Pierre Maurice Julien de Quérangal.
Sibylle was returned to Napoli on 5 May 1803.
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