French schooner Biche (1798)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Biche.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameBiche
Namesakehind
BuilderBrest
Laid downApril 1798
Launched18 August 1798
In serviceSeptember 1798
FateDecommissioned 1803
General characteristics
Class & typeAgile-class schooner
Displacement65 tonnes
Length26 m (85 ft)
Beam6.6 m (22 ft)
Draught2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
PropulsionSail
Armament8 guns
ArmourTimber

Biche was an 8-gun Agile-class schooner of the French Navy.

She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.

She was decommissioned in 1803.

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. p. 73. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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