Néréide was a 52-gun frigate of the French Navy. She took part in the Battle of Veracruz soon after her commissioning.
 Plans of Néréide
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Néréide |
| Namesake | Nereid |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Laid down | 1 August 1828 |
| Launched | 17 February 1836 |
| Stricken | 1896 |
| Fate | Broken up 1896 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 2,154 tonnes |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 52 guns |
As a transport, she took part in the Crimean War.
She was eventually decommissioned in 1887, and broken up in 1896.[1]
See also edit
Citations edit
- ^ Winfield & Roberts p.111
References edit
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 – 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 326. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-184832-204-2.