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French frigate Clorinde (1801)
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The Clorinde was a 44-gun Uranie class frigate of the French Navy
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She was laid down as Havraise in 1796, and was renamed to Clorinde before her commissioning in Nantes. In 1801, she was under Emmanuel Halgan
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In February 1802, under frigate captain Pierre-Marie Le Bozec
, she was sent on station at Santo Domingo
. She was surrendered to the British when Santo Domingo fell, along with Surveillante
, and brought into British service as HMS Clorinde .
In November 1810, she was part of the squadron that took possession of Isle of France
.
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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She was laid down as Havraise in 1796, and was renamed to Clorinde before her commissioning in Nantes. In 1801, she was under Emmanuel Halgan
Emmanuel Halgan
Emmanuel Halgan was a French Navy officer and admiral.- Biography :Born to the family of a bailiff, Halgan joined the French Royal Navy aged 16. He then served as a lieutenant and first officer on merchantmen....
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In February 1802, under frigate captain Pierre-Marie Le Bozec
Pierre-Marie Le Bozec
Pierre-Marie Le Bozec was a French Navy officer.- Youth :Le Bozec was born to a family of sailors, and started sailing in 1780 on a merchantman...
, she was sent on station at Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
. She was surrendered to the British when Santo Domingo fell, along with Surveillante
French frigate Surveillante (1802)
The Surveillante entered service as a 40-gun Virginie class frigate of the French Navy. She was surrendered to the British in 1803, after which she served in the Royal Navy, classed under the British system as a 38 gun vessel, until 1814 when she was decommissioned...
, and brought into British service as HMS Clorinde .
In November 1810, she was part of the squadron that took possession of Isle of France
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