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Two ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''Nereide''', after the [[Nereid]] (sea nymph): |
Two ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''Nereide''', after the [[Nereid]] (sea nymph): |
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*''Nereide'' (1797), a 36-gun [[Fifth rate]] [[Sibylle class frigate|''Sibylle''-class frigate]], formerly the [[French frigate Néréide (1779)|French frigate Néréide]], captured in 1797 by {{HMS|Phoebe|1795|6}} off the [[Isles of Scilly|Scilly Isles]]. She was recaptured by the French during the [[Battle of Grand Port]] and broken up after being badly damaged. |
*''Nereide'' (1797), a 36-gun [[Fifth rate]] [[Sibylle class frigate|''Sibylle''-class frigate]], formerly the [[French frigate Néréide (1779)|French frigate Néréide]], captured in 1797 by {{HMS|Phoebe|1795|6}} off the [[Isles of Scilly|Scilly Isles]]. She was recaptured by the French in 1810 during the [[Battle of Grand Port]] and broken up after being badly damaged. |
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*''Nereide'' (1810), a 36-gun [[Fifth rate]] [[Junon class frigate|''Junon''-class frigate]], formerly the [[French frigate Vénus (1808)|French frigate Vénus]], captured in 1810 by {{HMS|Boadicea|1797|6}} off [[Saint-Paul, Réunion|St. Paul]]. She was broken up in 1816. |
*''Nereide'' (1810), a 36-gun [[Fifth rate]] [[Junon class frigate|''Junon''-class frigate]], formerly the [[French frigate Vénus (1808)|French frigate Vénus]], captured in 1810 by {{HMS|Boadicea|1797|6}} off [[Saint-Paul, Réunion|St. Paul]]. She was broken up in 1816. |
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Revision as of 03:31, 2 March 2012
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Nereide, after the Nereid (sea nymph):
- Nereide (1797), a 36-gun Fifth rate Sibylle-class frigate, formerly the French frigate Néréide, captured in 1797 by HMS Phoebe off the Scilly Isles. She was recaptured by the French in 1810 during the Battle of Grand Port and broken up after being badly damaged.
- Nereide (1810), a 36-gun Fifth rate Junon-class frigate, formerly the French frigate Vénus, captured in 1810 by HMS Boadicea off St. Paul. She was broken up in 1816.
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