French frigate Néréide (1836)

Néréide was a 52-gun frigate of the French Navy. She took part in the Battle of Veracruz soon after her commissioning.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Néréide.
Plans of Néréide
History
France
Name: Néréide
Namesake: Nereid
Builder: Lorient
Laid down: 1 August 1828
Launched: 17 February 1836
Stricken: 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 struck in 1896.

See also
  • List of French sail frigates

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    Citations

      References
      • 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.
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