HMS Tribune 1797
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Tribune | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1797 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | frigate, fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom, France | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy, French Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Nearest coast | Canada | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 44.5664, -63.5532 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Tribune was a Royal Navy 36-gun fifth rate. This frigate was originally the French Galathée-class frigate Charente Inférieure, which was launched in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars and renamed Tribune the next year. The British captured her and took her into service with the Royal Navy. She only served for a year before being wrecked off Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, on 16 or 23 November 1797. Of the 240 men on board, all but 12 were lost.
Location
- Recorded position: 44.5664, -63.5532 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Canada
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Tribune (1796) (revision 1351081146), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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