La Surveillante
Frigate in Ireland, dating from 1797
UKHO Wreck No. 011400560. La Surveillante was a 620-ton French frigate built in Lorient in 1778. It measured 43m in length and carried 32 guns. The vessel had three masts and was copper sheathed to protect the hull from damage by marine organisms. The vessel was involved in a number of successful naval engagements with British warships during the American War of Independence (1775–82). However, La Surveillante is probably best known for its defeat of the English frigateQuebec in 1779, off the co
- Type:
- Frigate
- Period:
- 1797
- Coordinates:
- 51.70°N, 9.54°W
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