French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Régénéré' (1794)

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La Régénéré
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	9.1793	BWAS-1793
Launched	1.11.1794	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	4.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cocarde Nationale Class (1793)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre DuhamelFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
National Rate	Troisième Rang	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	27.9.1801	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Alexandria' (1801) (38) 1801-1804 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck144'3Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel119' 8 ½Imperial Feet36.2839
Breadth37' 6"Imperial Feet11.2994
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen895 ²⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.11.1794Broadside Weight = 204 French Livre (220.1568 lbs 99.858 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.11.1794282Design ComplementE-WIKI

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1796 - 1798Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1800Enseigne de Vaisseau , maneuver officerFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
9.9.1796Action off Sumatra
2.9.1801Taken by the British at the surrender of Alexandria

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:45

Portsmouth, 2 January 1802: Naval Promotions and Appointments:-
Captain Wilson, of the Trusty, to the Regenerée. [Hampshire Telegraph, 4 January 1802]

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