| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Brisson |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Launched | 27 September 1767 |
| Out of service | 1781 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Frigate |
| Tons burthen | 650 to 700 tons |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 20, later 24 8-pounders |
Brisson was a 22-gun corvette of the French Navy.
Career
Brisson was built as a fluyt for the Mississippi Company. She became property of the Crown on 8 December 1769 with the liquidation of the Company, and commissioned as a light frigate. She was sold to the commerce circa September 1771.
She returned to the service of the Crown when the French requisitioned in July 1778 for the defence of Pondicherry. She was captured by the British at Pondicherry in September 1778.
Citations
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 87.
- ^ Demerliac (2004), p. 151, n°1298.
- Roussel & Forrer (2019), p. 37.
References
- Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 87. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Roussel, Claude-Youenn; Forrer, Claude (2019). Tromelin et Suffren, un conflit entre marins. Kronos. ISBN 978-2-917232-88-0.