French Bonne Citoyenne Class

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Santisima Trinidad (136) 1805-1805
British 136 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
(1805)
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad (116) 1769-1805
Spanish 116 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
(1769)
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British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1798)
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British 14 Gun
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(1798)
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(1781)
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(1796)
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(1781)
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(1794)
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Bonne Citoyenne Class

Nationality	France
Nominal Guns	20
Approved	1794
Designer	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder
Rate	Sixth Rate
Type	Corvette
Designed Crew	200
Ships in Class	4

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 80.00 French Livre (86.34 lbs 39.16 kg)		E-WIKI
Upper Gun Deck	20 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed						113' 4"	104' 0"	28' 6"	14' 4"
La Bonne Citoyenne (20) 1794-1796 French 20 Gun Unrated Corvette	Unknown	Bayonne - Aquitaine	9.7.1794	10.3.1796	Captured	120' 0"	100' 6 ¼"	30' 11"	8' 7"	511 ⁴⁄₉₄
La Perçante (20) 1795-1796 French 20 Gun 6th Rate Corvette	Unknown	Bayonne - Aquitaine	6.1795	29.2.1796	Captured	113' 4"	104' 0"	28' 6"	14' 4"
La Gaité (20) 1796-1797 French 20 Gun 6th Rate Corvette	Unknown	Bayonne - Aquitaine	1796	20.8.1797	Captured	113' 4"	104' 0"	28' 6"	14' 4"
La Vaillante (20) 1796-1798 French 20 Gun 6th Rate Corvette 1798 Renamed "Danaé"	Unknown	Bayonne - Aquitaine	1796	7.8.1798	Captured

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Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 04:24	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Santisima Trinidad' (1805) (136) 1805-1805 British 136 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 01:36	F.F.	Spanish First Rate ship of the line 'Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad' (1769) (116) 1769-1805 Spanish 116 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:47	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Drake' (1798) (14) 1798-1804 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:46	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Drake' (1798) (14) 1798-1804 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:45	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Magicienne' (1781) (32) 1781-1810 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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