The Dromadaire was a 24-gun store ship of the French Navy

French Navy

The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...

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On 29 March 1811, she departed Toulon under lieutenant Morin, carrying 8 tonnes of gunpowder and ammunition for Corfu

Corfu

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...

, escorted by the frigates Adrienne

French frigate Adrienne (1809)

The Adrienne was a 46-gun frigate of the French Navy.On 29 March 1811, she departed Toulon with Amélie, escorting the storeship Dromadaire carrying 8 tonnes of gunpowder and ammunition to Corfu. Two days later, the ships ran across a British squadron comprising HMS Unite and HMS Ajax...

 and Amélie

French frigate Amélie (1808)

The Amélie was a 46-gun Pallas class frigate of the French Navy.On 21 October 1809, she sailed from Toulon to escort a convoy bound for Barcelona...

. Two days later, the ships ran across a British squadron comprising HMS Unite

HMS Imperieuse (1793)

The Impérieuse was a 40-gun Minerve class frigate of the French Navy. She later served in the Royal Navy as HMS Imperieuse and HMS Unite.-French service and capture:...

 and HMS Ajax

HMS Ajax (1809)

HMS Ajax was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 May 1809 at Blackwall Yard.She was converted to a blockship with screw propulsion for coastal defence in 1846....

. Dromadaire was captured, while the frigates managed to escape to Portoferraio. Morin was acquitted for the loss of his ship on 28 December 1811.

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