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Fate of Sibylle
- When
- 1794–1799
- Where
- Royal Navy service; Indian Ocean
- Part of
- Battle of Mykonos
Sibylle entered Royal Navy service as HMS Sybille, later fighting the French frigate Forte in the Indian Ocean in 1799.
Captured Sibylle was purchased into British service as HMS Sybille and was considered, in historian James Henderson's words, "one of the finest frigates in the Navy". In 1799, commanded by Captain Edward Cooke, who had distinguished himself at the siege of Toulon, she fought a celebrated action in the Indian Ocean against the French frigate Forte.
Sources
- Battle of Mykonos Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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