French frigate Andromaque (1811)
Andromaque was a 40-gun Ariane class frigate of the French Navy.
 Clorinde, sister-ship of French frigate Andromaque (1811) | |
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| Name: | Andromaque |
| Namesake: | Andromache |
| Ordered: | 10 November 1808 |
| Builder: | Nantes |
| Laid down: | 1808 |
| Launched: | 1811 |
| Commissioned: | 1 August 1811 |
| Fate: | Ran aground, burned, and scuttled 22 May 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ariane class frigate |
| Length: | 45.5 metres (149 ft) |
| Beam: | 12.36 metres (40.6 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.9 metres (19 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail, full-rigged ship, 1,950 square metres (21,000 sq ft) |
| Complement: | 325 men |
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| Armour: | Timber |
Career
Ariane was commissioned on 1 August 1811 under Captain Nicolas Morice.
Between 21 February 1812 and 17 May, a three-vessel French squadron consisting of the frigates Ariane and Andromaque, and the brig Mameluck engaged in commerce raiding in the Atlantic. They captured numerous British and American vessels and burnt them all, except for Patent, M'Master, master, and Woodrup, Sims, master. They made a cartel of Patent, putting their British prisoners aboard her; she arrived at Plymouth on 24 May. The American prisoners the French put on Woodrop, which they sent to America.[1]
Returning to Lorient, the squadron encountered the British 74-gun ship-of-the-line HMS Northumberland, Captain Henry Hotham. In the ensuing Action of 22 May 1812, the two frigates ran aground trying to escape their much stronger opponent, and were set afire to prevent their capture.[2]
Footnotes
- Notes
- Citations
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4668). 12 May 1912. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Chantier archéologique sous-marin
References
See also
- List of French sail frigates
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