Bonne Citoyenne-class corvette

Plan of Bonne Citoyenne made after her capture
Class overview
NameBonne Citoyenne
Operators
Planned4
Completed4
Retired4
General characteristics
Type
Tons burthen514 bm
Length
  • 120 ft (37 m) (overall)
  • 100 ft (30.5 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Depth of hold8 ft (2.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • French service: 200
  • British service: 155
Armament
  • French service: 20 × 8-pounder guns
  • British service:
  • Upper deck: 20 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades

The four Bonne Citoyenne-class corvettes were built to a design by Raymond-Antoine Hasan. All members of the class were flush-decked, but with a long topgallant forecastle. The corvettes were launched between 1794 and 1796, and the Royal Navy captured all four between 1796 and 1798.

After the Royal Navy captured Bonne Citoyenne, the Admiralty used her lines as the basis for the Hermes-class post ships.