French frigate Ariane (1811)
Clorinde, sister-ship of French frigate Ariane (1811)
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Ariane |
Namesake | Ariana |
Builder | Nantes |
Laid down | 1807 |
Launched | 1811 |
Commissioned | 9 January 1812 |
Fate | Ran aground and scuttled 22 May 1812 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ariane-class frigate |
Length | 45.5 m (149 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 12.36 m (40 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship, 1,950 m2 (21,000 sq ft) |
Complement | 325 |
Armament |
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Ariane was a 40-gun
her class
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Career
Ariane was commissioned on 9 January 1812 under Captain Jean-Baptiste-Henri Féretier.
Between 21 February 1812 and 17 May, a three-vessel French
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
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; their crews set them afire to prevent the frigates's capture.[2]
See also
- List of French sail frigates
Citations
- . Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Chantier archéologique sous-marin
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 49. OCLC 165892922.