For other ships of the same name, see French ship Aimable.
| French frigate Aimable (1776) | |
|---|---|
| The capture of the 32-gun French frigate Amiable and the corvette Ceres after their encounter with Sir Samuel Hood in the Barfleur 124643.jpg The capture of the 32-gun French frigate Amiable and the corvette Ceres after their encounter with Sir Samuel Hood in the Barfleur, with the Valiant and the Magnificent, in the Mona Passage, 19 April 1782 | |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Aimable |
| Ordered: | 5 May 1755 [1] |
| Builder: | Toulon [1] |
| Laid down: | 1775 [1] |
| Launched: | 3 October 1811 [1] |
| Captured: | 19 April 1782 [1] |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Aimable |
| Fate: | broken up in 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Alcmène-class |
| Type: | frigate |
| Length: | 41 metres |
| Beam: | 10.8 metres |
| Depth of hold: | 4.9 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 26 × 8-pounder long guns |
Aimable was an Alcmène-class 26-gun frigate of the French Navy.
Career[]
Aimable took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, where she helped corner HMS Cerberus and Lark and force their crew to scuttle them. On 8 October 1781, she departed Rochefort with Iphigénie, in a division under Captain Kersaint, to take part in the Capture of Demerara and Essequibo. [1]
Aimable took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. On 19, she was captured by ships from Hood's squadron during the Battle of the Mona Passage. The British recommissioned her as HMS Aimable.
Citations and references[]
Citations
References
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1181278.texteImage.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867) (in French). Batailles navales de la France. 2. Challamel ainé. https://books.google.com/books?id=TwZv6FX-RpsC.
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