British frigates sight the Droits de l'Homme
- When
- 13 January 1797 (afternoon)
- Where
- Seas off Ushant, Brittany
- Part of
- Action of 13 January 1797
HMS Indefatigable and HMS Amazon, refitted at Falmouth and patrolling off Ushant, sighted the returning French ship on the afternoon of 13 January 1797.
The 44-gun Indefatigable, a razee cut down from a 64-gun third rate in 1795, and the 36-gun Amazon had been ordered to patrol off Ushant to intercept the returning French force. While the rest of the Channel Fleet pursued the French without success, Pellew had his ships refitted and resupplied at Falmouth, so both were at full complement and prepared for action. They sighted the Droits de l'Homme, clearly much larger than either frigate, on the afternoon of 13 January.
Sources
- Action of 13 January 1797 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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