French frigate Hortense (1803)
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The Hortense was a 40-gun Hortense Class
frigate of the French Navy
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In January 1805, she was sent to observe British movements off Toulon, along with Incorruptible
. On 4 February, they attacked a convoy, destroying 7 ships. Three days later, they encountered the convoy escorted by the 20-gun sloop HMS Arrow
and the 8-gun bomb vessel
; the two Royal Navy were destroyed, and 3 ships of the convoy captured.
Under Captain Delamarre de Lamellerie, she took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre
, in the Battle of Trafalgar
and in Lamellerie's expedition.
In 1814, she was renamed to Flore.
Hortense class frigate
Jacques-Noël Sané designed the Hortense class 40-gun frigates of the French Navy in 1802. Seven frigates were built to this new design between 1803 and 1807. Of the seven, one was wrecked at sea and the British Royal Navy captured four, taking three into service.* HortenseJacques-Noël Sané designed...
frigate 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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In January 1805, she was sent to observe British movements off Toulon, along with Incorruptible
French frigate Incorruptible (1795)
The Incorruptible was a Romaine class frigate of the French Navy.On 15 July 1796, under captain Bescond, she fought against the 56-gun HMS Glatton.In 1800, she was involved in the battle of Dunkirk....
. On 4 February, they attacked a convoy, destroying 7 ships. Three days later, they encountered the convoy escorted by the 20-gun sloop HMS Arrow
HMS Arrow
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arrow, after the projectile:, a 20-gun sloop purchased in 1796, but captured by the French frigates Incorruptible and Hortense near Gibraltar on 4 February 1805., a 14-gun cutter launched at Deptford Dockyard on 7 September 1805, and converted to a...
and the 8-gun bomb vessel
Bomb vessel
A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannon —although bomb vessels carried a few cannon for self-defence—but rather mortars mounted forward near the bow and elevated to a high angle, and projecting their fire in a...
; the two Royal Navy were destroyed, and 3 ships of the convoy captured.
Under Captain Delamarre de Lamellerie, she took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
In the Battle of Cape Finisterre off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the Combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies...
, in the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
and in Lamellerie's expedition.
In 1814, she was renamed to Flore.