 Clorinde, sister-ship of French frigate Ariane (1811)
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| 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 |
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Ariane was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
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 squadron consisting of the frigates Ariane and Andromaque, and the brig <i>Mameluck</i> 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 met 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; their crews set them afire to prevent the frigates's capture.[2]
See also
Citations
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4668. 12 May 1912. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735025. 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. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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