HMS Modeste
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HMS Modeste was a 36-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She had previously been a ship of the French Navy under the name Modeste. Launched in France in 1786, she served during the first actions of the French Revolutionary Wars until being captured while in harbour at Genoa, in circumstances disputed by the French and British, and which created a diplomatic incident. Taken into British service she spent the rest of the French Revolutionary and most of the Napoleonic Wars under the white ensign. She served with distinction in the East Indies, capturing several privateers and enemy vessels, including the French corvette Iéna. She also saw service in a variety of roles, as a troopship, a receiving ship, and a floating battery, until finally being broken up in 1814, as the Napoleonic Wars drew to a close.
1786
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Modeste
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Engraving by Nicolas Ozanne showing the capture of Modeste in the harbour of Genoa. Modeste (1786), captured in 1793 by HMS Captain and taken into service as HMS Modeste. She was broken up in June 1814.
MODESTE FL.1793 (FRENCH) RMG J5684
The 'Achille' off Portsmouth with the 'Pomona' and the 'Modeste' (Attributed to Richard Livesay)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Three Decks page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Engraving by Nicolas Ozanne showing the capture of Modeste in the harbour of Genoa. Modeste (1786), captured in 1793 by HMS Captain and taken into service as HMS Modeste. She was broken up in June 1814. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | MODESTE FL.1793 (FRENCH) RMG J5684 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The 'Achille' off Portsmouth with the 'Pomona' and the 'Modeste' (Attributed to Richard Livesay) | Commons | ||
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