French frigate Sibylle (1801)

Sibylle was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. She was built as Minerva in Napoli, and surrendered to France on 14 July 1801.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Sibylle.
History
France
Name: Sibylle
Namesake: Sibyl
Builder: Toulon
Laid down: April 1790
Launched: 30 August 1791
In service: May 1792
Captured: 17 June 1794
General characteristics
Class and type: Frigate
Armament: 40 guns
Armour: Timber

In September 1801, she was commissioned for the Toulon squadron, and in December, she sailed to Toulon under Commander Jean-Jacques Magendie. On the 24 of that month, she joined French service as Sibylle.

In 1802, she served off Saint-Domingue in a squadron also comprising, Duquesne and Intrépide, and commanded by Pierre Maurice Julien de Quérangal.

Sibylle was returned to Napoli on 5 May 1803.

Sources and references
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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