Magicienne was a frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. The British captured her in 1781 and she served with the Royal Navy until her crew burned her in 1810 to prevent her capture after she grounded at Isle de France. During her service with the Royal Navy she captured several privateers and participated in the Battle of San Domingo.
HMS Magicienne and HMS Acasta at the Battle of San Domingo.
Magicienne dismasted after her fight against Sibylle (January 1783).
Magicienne, aground, being scuttled at the Battle of Grand Port.
Admiral Sir Thomas Graves KB was an officer of the Royal Navy who rose to the rank of admiral after service in the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
