History | |
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Name | Aurore |
Namesake | Aurora |
Ordered | 31 March 1766[1] |
Builder | Rochefort[1] |
Laid down | September 1766[1] |
Launched | 23 November 1768[1] |
In service | 1769 |
Captured | Surrendered to the British by Royalist traitors in August 1793[1] |
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Name | HMS Aurora |
Acquired | August 1793 |
Fate | Broken up 1803 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 600 tons[1] |
Length | 44.2 metres |
Beam | 11.2 metres |
Draught | 5.7 metres |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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Aurore was a frigate of the French Navy