Pomone
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Pomone may refer to
In maritime:
}, a 44-gun French frigate captured on 23 April 1794 and broken up in 1803.
}, a 38-gun frigate built in 1805 and wrecked in 1811.
}, 38-gun French frigate Astrée, captured on 6 December 1810; helped capture the USS President
, and was paid off in 1815.
}, a Pelorus class cruiser
built in 1897 and scrapped in 1922.
Other:
In maritime:
- Four Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe 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...
ships have borne the name HMS Pomone:
}, a 44-gun French frigate captured on 23 April 1794 and broken up in 1803.
}, a 38-gun frigate built in 1805 and wrecked in 1811.
}, 38-gun French frigate Astrée, captured on 6 December 1810; helped capture the USS President
USS President (1800)
USS President was a nominally rated 44-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She was named by George Washington to reflect a principle of the United States Constitution. Forman Cheeseman was in charge of her construction, and she was launched in April 1800 from a...
, and was paid off in 1815.
}, a Pelorus class cruiser
Pelorus class cruiser
The Pelorus class cruiser was a "third-class" protected cruiser class of eleven Royal Navy warships designed by Sir William White , based on the earlier Pearl class cruisers. They were ordered in 1893 under the Spencer Program, and laid down 1896–1900...
built in 1897 and scrapped in 1922.
- Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pomone:
- Pomone (1750-1760), a 30-gun frigate
- Pomone (1770-1771), a transport ship
- PomoneFrench frigate Pomone (1787)Pomone was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy built in 1783. The British captured her, along with Babet and Engageante, off the Île de Batz during the Action of 23 April 1794....
(built 1787, captured by British 1794, broken up 1803), a 40-gun frigate - 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...
(1805-1811), a 44-gun frigate - Pomone (1821-1830), a 28-gun corvette
- Pomone (1845-1877), a steam frigate
Other:
- Prix de PomonePrix de PomoneThe Prix de Pomone is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,500 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:The event is named after Pomona, the Roman goddess of...
, a French horserace named after PomonaPomonaPomona was a goddess of fruitful abundance in ancient Roman religion and myth. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum, "fruit," specifically orchard fruit. She was said to be a wood nymph and a part of the Numia, guardian spirits who watch over people, places, or homes...
(French name Pomone), the Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards. - Pomone (opera)Pomone (opera)Pomone is an opera in a prologue and five acts by Robert Cambert with a libretto by Pierre Perrin. It has been described as "effectively the first French opera." It was first performed in Paris at the Jeu de Paume de la Bouteille theatre belonging to Cambert and Perrin's Académie d'Opéra on 3...
, a French opera by Robert CambertRobert CambertRobert Cambert was a French composer principally of opera. His opera Pomone was the first actual opera in French.Born in Paris in 1628, he studied music under Chambonnières, His first position was as organist at the church of St. Honor in Paris...