&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Battle_of_St_Domingo_PU5760-cropped.jpg) HMS Magicienne and HMS Acasta at the Battle of San Domingo.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Magicienne |
| Namesake | "Sorceress" |
| Ordered | 7 February 1777 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | 6 August 1777 |
| Launched | 1 August 1778 |
| Commissioned | October 1778 |
| Captured | 2 September 1781 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Magicienne |
| Acquired | 2 September 1781 by capture |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "St. Domingo"[1] |
| Fate | Scuttled on 24 August 1810 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Magicienne-class frigate |
| Displacement | 600 tonnes & 1260 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length | 44.2 m (145 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) (22 French feet) |
| Armament | |
| Armour | Timber |
Magicienne was a frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. The British captured her in 1781 and she served with the Royal Navy until her crew burned her in 1810 to prevent her capture after she grounded at Isle de France (now Mauritius). During her service with the Royal Navy she captured several privateers and participated in the Battle of San Domingo.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 241.