French frigate Romaine (1794) explained
Romaine was the lead ship of her class of frigates of the French Navy.
She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.
Quasi War
On 30 June, 1799 captured American armed ship "Mary Ann", 22 guns, sending her into Cadiz, Spain.[1]
She cruised to New York City in 1802, and was condemned in 1804. In 1805 she was converted to a troop ship but never sailed again, and she was eventually broken up in 1816.
References
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922. 385 .
Notes and References
- Book: Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France . VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801 . 414 . U.S. Government Printing Office . Ibiblio . 2 October 2024.
