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French frigate Junon (1778)
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The Junon was a 32-gun Charmante class frigate of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
She took part in the Battle of Ushant
Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, during the American War of Independence, fought between French and British fleets 100 miles west of Ushant, a French island at the mouth of the English Channel off the north-westernmost point of France...
under Admiral d'Orvilliers
Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers
Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers was a French admiral.D'Orvilliers was born in Moulins, Allier, but spent most of his childhood in Cayenne, capital of the French colony French Guiana, where his father was governor. In 1723, aged fifteen, he joined the colony's infantry regiment and quickly rose...
. She captured HMS Fox
HMS Fox (1773)
HMS Fox was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Fox was first commissioned in October 1775 under the command of Captain Patrick Fotheringham.-Fate:...
on 11 September 1778.
On 17 August 1779, under captain Charles de Bernard de Marigny
Charles de Bernard de Marigny
Charles-René-Louis, vicomte de Bernard de Marigny was a French vice admiral, grand-cross of the ordre de Saint-Louis and commander of the Brest fleet.- Biography :...
and along with Gentille, she captured HMS Ardent
HMS Ardent (1764)
HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by contract by Hugh Blaydes at Hull according to the plans of Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 13 August 1764 as the first ship of the...
. On 13 September, under lieutenant Kergariou Locmaria, she captured .