![]() Fight of Poursuivante against HMS Hercule, 28 June 1803
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Name | Poursuivante |
Namesake | “Chaser” |
Builder | Dunkirk shipyard. Design by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait. |
Laid down | 20 February 1794 |
Launched | 23 May 1796 |
Commissioned | May 1798 |
Stricken | 1 September 1805 |
Homeport | Bordeaux |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Romaine-class frigate |
Displacement | 700 tonnes |
Length | 45.5 m (149 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
Poursuivante ("chaser") was a Romaine-class frigate of the French Navy.