page_title: French frigate Surveillante (1778)
hierarchical_section_title: French frigate Surveillante (1778)
caption_attribution_description: Artist Auguste-Louis Rossel de CercyDescription Battle between the French frigate Surveillante and the British frigate Quebec, 6 october 1779Collection Musée national de la Marine &#160;&#160;Native nameMusée national de la MarineLocationParisCoordinates48°&#160;51′&#160;43″&#160;N, 2°&#160;17′&#160;15″&#160;E Established1827Web pagewww.musee-marine.frAuthority control : Q1286709 VIAF:&#8201;19144648200974718522 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 2259 2914 LCCN:&#8201;n50055356 Museofile:&#8201;M5026 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q1286709Accession number 3 OA 12Source/Photographer MedOther versions Battle between the French frigate Surveillante and the British frigate Quebec, 6 october 1779
context_page_description: Surveillante was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy. She took part in the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, where she became famous for her battle with HMS Quebec; in 1783, she brought the news that the war was over to America. She later took part in the French Revolutionary Wars, and was eventually scuttled during the Expédition d'Irlande after sustaining severe damage in a storm. The wreck was found in 1979 and is now a memorial.
context_section_description: Surveillante was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy. She took part in the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, where she became famous for her battle with HMS Quebec; in 1783, she brought the news that the war was over to America. She later took part in the French Revolutionary Wars, and was eventually scuttled during the Expédition d'Irlande after sustaining severe damage in a storm. The wreck was found in 1979 and is now a memorial.
caption: Battle between the French frigate Surveillante and the British frigate Quebec, 6 October 1779, by Auguste-Louis Rossel de Cercy (detail)
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