French frigate Cléopâtre (1781)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Cléopâtre and HMS Oiseau.
Cléopâtre was a 32-gun Vénus class frigate of the French Navy. She was designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, and had a coppered hull. She was launched in 1781, and the British captured her in 1793. She then served the Royal Navy as HMS Oiseau until she was broken up in 1816.
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Cléopâtre at Start Point, Devon in 1793 | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Cléopâtre |
Namesake | Cleopatra |
Builder | Saint Malo |
Laid down | 1780 |
Launched | 19 August 1781 |
Commissioned | December 1781 |
Captured | Captured by the Royal Navy 1793 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Oiseau |
Acquired | 19 June 1793 by capture |
Fate | Broken up 1816 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Vénus-class frigate |
Displacement | 1,082 tons (French) |
Tons burthen | 91316⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 37 ft 8+1⁄2 in (11.494 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 11+3⁄4 in (3.651 m) |
Complement | 254 (British service) |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
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