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French frigate Pomone (1805)
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The Pomone was a 40-gun Hortense-class frigate
of the French Navy
, built at Genoa for the puppet government of the Ligurian Republic
, which was annexed as part of France in June 1805, a month after the Pomone was completed. On 30 January 1807, she collided with the Muiron
.
In May 1807, Pomone, Annibal, Incorruptible
and the corvette Victorieuse engaged off Cabrera in the Mediterranean.
and briefly added to the Royal Navy as HMS Ambuscade, although she was never brought into service. She was broken up for material in November 1812 at Woolwich Dockyard
.
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...
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...
, built at Genoa for the puppet government of the Ligurian Republic
Ligurian Republic
The Ligurian Republic was a short-lived French client republic formed by Napoleon on 14 June 1797. It consisted of the old Republic of Genoa which covered most of the Ligurian region of Northwest Italy, and the small Imperial fiefs owned by the House of Savoy inside its territory...
, which was annexed as part of France in June 1805, a month after the Pomone was completed. On 30 January 1807, she collided with the Muiron
French frigate Muiron
The Muiron was a frigate of the French Navy, famous for ferrying Bonaparte on the 22 August 1799 under the flagship of Admiral Ganteaume from Egypt to France after the Battle of the Nile....
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In May 1807, Pomone, Annibal, 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....
and the corvette Victorieuse engaged off Cabrera in the Mediterranean.
Capture and fate
Pomone was captured near Corfu during the Action of 29 November 1811Action of 29 November 1811
The Action of 29 November 1811 was a minor naval engagement fought between two frigate squadrons in the Adriatic Sea during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. The action was one of a series of operations conducted by the British Royal Navy and the French Navy to contest dominance over...
and briefly added to the Royal Navy as HMS Ambuscade, although she was never brought into service. She was broken up for material in November 1812 at Woolwich Dockyard
Woolwich Dockyard
Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship Henri Grâce à Dieu , the largest ship of its day....
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