Insurgente
Captured
French Navy, then United States Navy
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fifth rate |
| Guns | 40 guns |
| War | Quasi-War |
Service
| to 1799 | Insurgente | |
| from 1799 | Insurgent Captured by Constellation |
Fast French frigate, one of the two that took Retaliation in November 1798. Taken by Constellation off Nevis on 9 February 1799 and commissioned in the US Navy as Insurgent, she sailed from Hampton Roads in August 1800 and was never seen again, lost with all hands, probably in a gale.
Career
Capture of USS Retaliation
Survived
20 November 1798
9 February 1799
Michel-Pierre Barreaut
Renamed USS Insurgent
9 February 1799 · Captured by Constellation