Talk:HMS Modeste (1793)

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Did you know... that the capture of the French frigate Modeste by the British in the neutral port of Genoa in 1793 created a diplomatic incident?

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Uneven coverage[edit]

The "French" portion of this article, after the construction of the ship, is devoted to the incident that led to her being taken by the British. The seven years of prior service under the French flag (royal and revolutionary) is absent. Surely something happened then...--Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 23:13, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RMG drawings[edit]

RMG says these drawings are Modeste (1793) Broichmore (talk) 19:54, 29 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]