Hortense class frigate
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Jacques-Noël Sané
designed the Hortense class 40-gun frigate
s 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.
Jacques-Noël Sané
Jacques-Noël Sané was a French naval engineer, one of the most successful shipbuilders of the Age of Sail.Sané studied under Duhamel du Monceau...
designed the Hortense class 40-gun frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
s 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
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
captured four, taking three into service.
- HortenseFrench frigate Hortense (1803)The Hortense was a 40-gun Hortense Class frigate of the French Navy.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...
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 1802
- Launched: 3 July 1803
- Fate: Deleted 1840
- HermioneFrench frigate Hermione (1804)The Hermione was a 40-gun Hortense Class frigate of the French Navy.Ordered by the Italian Republic as a gift to France under the name République Italienne, she was renamed to Hermione on 26 December 1803, to be launched in December 1804....
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 1803 as République Italienne, renamed Hermione December 1803
- Launched: 2 December 1804
- Fate: Wrecked August 1808.
- PomoneFrench frigate Pomone (1805)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...
- Builder: Genoa
- Ordered:
- Launched: 10 February 1805
- Fate: Captured by the British Navy in November 1811, becoming HMS Ambuscade.
- Manche
- Builder: Cherbourg
- Ordered:
- Launched: 5 April 1806
- Fate: Captured by the British Navy in December 1810, but not added to that navy.
- CarolineFrench frigate Caroline (1806)The Caroline was a 40-gun Hortense Class frigate of the French Navy.On 12 November 1808, the French authorities sent four new 40 gun frigates to the Indian Ocean...
- Builder: Antwerp
- Ordered:
- Launched: 15 August 1806
- Fate: Captured by the British Navy in September 1809, becoming HMS Bourbonnaise.
- PaulineFrench frigate Pauline (1807)The Pauline was a 44-gun Hortense class frigate of the French Navy.On 27 February 1809, along with Dubourdieu's Pénélope, she captured the 32-gun HMS Proserpine ....
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered:
- Launched: 18 April 1807
- Fate: Renamed Bellone in April 1814. Deleted 1841.
- CoronaFrench frigate Corona (1807)The Corona was a 40-gun Hortense-Class frigate of the French Navy. The French built her in 1807 for the Venetian Navy but took her over in 1810. The British captured Corona at the Battle of Lissa and took her into the Royal Navy as HMS Daedalus...
- This frigate was completed for the Napoleonic Italian Navy, but transferred to the French Navy proper in April 1810.
- Builder: Venice
- Ordered:
- Launched: 27 December 1807
- Fate: Captured by the British Navy in March 1811, becoming HMS Daedalus.