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 Naval encounter during the Quasi-War between USS Constellation and French ship L'Insurgente (right) on 9 February 1799
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| History | |
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 France | |
| Name | L'Insurgente |
| Ordered | 3 September 1790 |
| Builder | Pierre-Joseph Pénétreau, Lorient |
| Laid down | 5 November 1791 |
| Launched | 27 April 1793 |
| Captured | by USS Constellation, 9 February 1799 |
 United States | |
| Name | USS Insurgent |
| Acquired | 9 February 1799 |
| Commissioned | August 1799 |
| Fate | Lost at sea, probably foundered September 1800 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sémillante-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 600 (bm) |
| Length | 45.5 m (149 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
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L'Insurgente was a 40-gun Sémillante-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1793. During the Quasi War with the United States, the United States Navy frigate USS Constellation, with Captain Thomas Truxtun in command, captured her off the island of Nevis. After her capture she served in the United States Navy as USS Insurgent, patrolling the waters in the West Indies. In September 1800 she was caught up in a severe storm and was presumed lost at sea.[2][3]
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
Demerliacwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S.Navy, DANFS, Insurgent prgh.1
- ^ Toll, 2006 pp. 142–144