French frigate Magicienne (1778)

HMS Magicienne and HMS Acasta at the Battle of San Domingo.
History
France
Name	Magicienne
Namesake	"Sorceress"
Ordered	7 February 1777
Builder	Toulon
Laid down	6 August 1777
Launched	1 August 1778
Commissioned	October 1778
Captured	2 September 1781
Great Britain
Name	Magicienne
Acquired	2 September 1781 by capture
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "St. Domingo"[1]
Fate	Scuttled on 24 August 1810
General characteristics
Class and type	Magicienne class frigate
Displacement	600 tonnes & 1260 tonnes fully loaded
Length	44.2 m (145 ft)
Beam	11.2 m (37 ft)
Draught	5.2 m (17 ft) (22 French feet)
Armament	Upper deck:26 × 12-pounder long guns QD:4 × 6-pounder guns Fc:2 × 6-pounder guns
Armour	Timber

Magicienne was a frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. The British captured her in 1781 and she served with the Royal Navy until her crew burned her in 1810 to prevent her capture after she grounded at Isle de France (now Mauritius). During her service with the Royal Navy she captured several privateers and participated in the Battle of San Domingo.