Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate
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The Magicienne class was a class of twelve fifth rate 32-gun frigates of the French Navy, each with a main battery of 26 × 12-pounder long guns, and with 6 × 6-pounder guns on the quarterdeck and forecastle. They were designed by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb.
- Magicienne
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 7 February 1777
- Begun: March 1777
- Launched: 1 August 1778
- Completed: October 1778
- Fate: captured by British Navy off Boston on 2 July 1781 and added to the British Navy.
- Précieuse
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 7 February 1777
- Begun: March 1777
- Launched: 22 August 1778
- Completed: November 1778
- Fate: out of service in January 1804; broken up in July 1816.
- Sérieuse
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 28 August 1778
- Begun: March 1779
- Launched: 28 August 1779
- Completed: October 1779
- Fate: sunk at the Battle of Aboukir on 1 August 1798
- Lutine
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 23 October 1778
- Begun: March 1779
- Launched: 11 September 1779
- Completed: November 1779
- Fate: captured by British Navy in August 1793, and added to the British Navy - wrecked on 9 October 1799, her ship's bell was salvaged and still hangs in Lloyd's of London.
- Vestale
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 20 April 1780
- Begun: May 1780
- Launched: 14 October 1780
- Completed: February 1781
- Fate: captured by British Navy off Bordeaux on 19 August 1799.
- Alceste
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 20 April 1780
- Begun: May 1780
- Launched: 28 October 1780
- Completed: February 1781
- Fate: captured on 29 August 1793 by British Navy at Toulon, but retaken by the French Boudeuse on 8 June 1794, then captured again on 18 June 1799.
- Iris
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Begun: May 1781
- Launched: 29 October 1781
- Completed: March 1782
- Fate: captured in August 1793 by British Navy at Toulon, but burnt on 18 December 1793 during the evacuation.
- Réunion
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Begun: February 1785
- Launched: 23 February 1786
- Completed: January 1787
- Fate: captured by British Navy off Cherbourg on 18 October 1793, and added to the British Navy.
- Modeste
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Begun: February 1785
- Launched: 18 March 1786
- Completed: January 1787
- Fate: captured by British Navy at Genoa on 7 October 1793, and added to the British Navy.
- Sensible
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 23 January 1786
- Begun: February 1786
- Launched: 29 August 1787
- Completed: March 1788
- Fate: captured by British Navy off Malta on 28 June 1798, and added to the British Navy.
- Topaze
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 14 March 1789
- Begun: August 1789
- Launched: 26 September 1790
- Completed: February 1791
- Fate: captured by British Navy at Toulon on 29 August 1793, and added to the British Navy.
- Artémise
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Begun: end 1791
- Launched: 25 September 1794
- Completed: November 1794
- Fate: sunk at the Battle of Aboukir on 2 August 1798
1778
Wikidata
12 produced,
Royal Navy, French Navy, Toulon, 
Alceste, Artémise, HMS Lutine, HMS Modeste, HMS Topaze, Iris, Magicienne, Sensible, Sérieuse,
- Three Decks page@
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Artémise ⓘ
1794 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
HMS Reunion ⓘ
1786 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
Iris ⓘ
1781 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
Magicienne ⓘ
1778 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
Sérieuse ⓘ
1779 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
Alceste ⓘ
1780 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
HMS Modeste ⓘ
1786 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
Sensible ⓘ
1787 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
HMS Topaze ⓘ
1790 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate -
HMS Lutine ⓘ
1779 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate
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1778 Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Three Decks page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | Artémise | fifth-rate frigate, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Reunion | fifth-rate frigate, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Iris | fifth-rate frigate, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Magicienne | Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Sérieuse | fifth-rate frigate, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1780 | Alceste | fifth-rate frigate, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1786 | HMS Modeste | fifth-rate frigate, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1788 | Sensible | fifth-rate frigate, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1793 | HMS Topaze | watercraft, Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1779 | HMS Lutine | Magicienne-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck | Wikidata |