French frigates and combat sloops were ineffective against the Berber pirates, who used the agile xebecs. Logically speaking, if they are able to make such good use of them, then why not try those xebecs ourselves? The original name, meaning "Shark" when translated from French, was launched in the year 1751 in Toulon, where it soon made the lives of those pirates more difficult.
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