Bien-Aimé was a rowing frigate of the French Navy, designed by Engineer Chapelle.
History | |
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France | |
Name | Bien-Aimé (sometimes written Bien-Aimée or Bienaymée) [1] |
Ordered | 24 April 1671 [1] |
Builder | Toulon [1] |
Laid down | 31 October 1671 [1] |
Launched | 20 March 1672 [1] |
In service | 1672 [1] |
Out of service | 1693 [1] |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 300 tonnes |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 150 men |
Armament | 20 to 24 guns |
Career
editBien-Aimé was part of the squadron under Tourville that cruised off Tunis and Algiers in 1679. [1]
Citations
editReferences
edit- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 74. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.