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HMS Carrere (1801)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:La_Muiron_928_GB.jpg) 1/72 scale model of the Carrère's sister ship, the Muiron, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
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| History | |
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| Name | Carrère |
| Namesake | Colonel Carrère |
| Builder | Venice |
| Laid down | 1789 |
| Launched | 20 August 1797 |
| Completed | November 1797 |
| Captured | By the British on 3 August 1801 |
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| Name | HMS Carrere |
| Acquired | 3 August 1801 |
| Fate | Sold on 1 September 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 36-gun frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1013 (bm) |
| Length | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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| Armour | Timber |
Carrère was a French frigate that served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1801, naming her HMS Carrere. She seems never to have seen any meaningful active duty after her capture as she was laid up in 1802 and finally sold in 1814.
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