French_frigate_Impatiente_(1795)

	Poursuivante, sister-ship of Impatiente
History
France
Name	Impatiente
Builder	Lorient
Laid down	May 1794
Launched	12 March 1795
In service	May 1795
Fate	Wrecked 29 December 1796 off Cape Clear Island
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	40 guns:; 24 × 24-pounders; 16 × 8-pounders;
Armour	Timber

French frigate <i>Impatiente</i> (1795)

French frigate Impatiente (1795)

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The Impatiente was a Romaine-class frigate of the French Navy.

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She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, where she was wrecked on 29 December 1796. Only 7 survived, and 420 were lost.

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History
Poursuivante, sister-ship of Impatiente
France
Name	Impatiente
Builder	Lorient
Laid down	May 1794
Launched	12 March 1795
In service	May 1795
Fate	Wrecked 29 December 1796 off Cape Clear Island
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	40 guns: 24 × 24-pounders 16 × 8-pounders
Armour	Timber