French frigate Uranie (1788)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Tartu and French ship Uranie.

Uranie (left) at the action of 24 October 1793
History
France
NameUranie
NamesakeUrania; Jean-François Tartu
Launched31 October 1788
RenamedTartu
Captured5 January 1797
Great Britain
NameUranie
Acquired5 January 1797
Out of service1807
FateSold October 1807
General characteristics
Displacement1400 tonneaux
Tons burthen700 port tonneaux
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament40 × 18-pounder guns

Uranie was a frigate of the French Navy 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 Royal Navy captured her in 1797. She served as HMS Uranie until the Royal Navy sold her in 1807.

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