French frigate Adrienne (1809)

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Clorinde, sister-ship of French frigate Adrienne (1809)
History
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NameAdrienne
NamesakeAdrienne Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon who died in her infancy
BuilderToulon
Launched15 August 1809
FateBroken up in 1849
General characteristics
Class and type Pallas-class frigate
Displacement1,080 tonnes
Length46.93 m (154 ft 0 in)
Beam11.91 m (39 ft 1 in)
Draught5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion1,950 m2 (21,000 sq ft) of sail
Complement326
Armament

Adrienne was a Pallas-class 46-gun frigate of the French Navy.

On 29 March 1811, she departed Toulon with Amélie, escorting the storeship Dromadaire carrying 8 tonnes of gunpowder and ammunition to Corfu. Two days later, the ships ran across a British squadron comprising HMS Unite and HMS Ajax. Dromadaire was captured, while the frigates managed to escape to Portoferraio.

She was renamed to Aurore on 11 April 1814, to Dauphine on 5 September 1829, and to Aurore again on 9 August 1830.

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