French ship Biche (1798)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Biche |
| Namesake: | hind |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | April 1798 |
| Launched: | 18 August 1798 |
| In service: | September 1798 |
| Struck: | 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Agile class schooner |
| Displacement: | 65 tonnes |
| Length: | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 8 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Biche was an 8-gun Agile class schooner of the French Navy.
She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.
She was decommissioned in 1803.
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