''Uranie'' was a frigate of the

French Navy The French Navy (, , ), informally (, ), is the Navy, maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of History of France, France. It is among the largest and most powerful List of navies, naval forces i ...

launched in 1788. She took part in a frigate action in 1793, capturing HMS ''Thames'', and was renamed ''Tartu'' in honour of her captain, Jean-François Tartu, who was killed in the action. The

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captured her in 1797. She served as HMS ''Uranie'' until the Royal Navy sold her in 1807.

French service

At the

action of 24 October 1793 The action of 24 October 1793 was a minor naval engagement during the first year of the French Revolutionary Wars. While cruising in the Northern Bay of Biscay, the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Thames (1758), HMS ''Thames'', under Captain Jame ...

, under

Jean-François Tartu Jean-François Tartu ( Recouvrance, 11 October 1751 – ''Uranie'', off Gascogne, 24 October 1793) was a French Navy officer, and hero of the French Revolution. Tartu took part in the American War of Independence as a non-commissioned officer, ...

, she engaged , which she reduced to a hulk before disengaging. Tartu was killed; he was hailed as a hero, and ''Uranie'' was renamed ''Tartu'' in his honour.

British service

On 5 January 1797, she was captured by , and subsequently brought into British service as HMS ''Uranie''. On 28 July 1800, ''Uranie'' captured the French privateer schooner ''Revanche'', which was armed with fourteen 6-pounder guns and had a crew of 80 men. ''Revanche'' was 19 days out of Vigo and had already captured and sent in the English brig ''Marcus'', a Portuguese ship, and a Spanish brig that had been a prize to . shared in the capture. On 1 September 1804 ''Bess'', Grantham, master, foundered at sea. ''Uranie'' saved the crew and a small part of the cargo. In 1807, she detected , but failed to engage. Complaints by her crew led to the court martial of the captain for "failure to do his utmost to bring the enemy's frigate to action".

Citations

References

HMS ''Uranie''
, Naval database

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uranie Age of Sail frigates of France 1788 ships Frigates of the French Navy