French frigate Hermione (1804)

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Hortense, sister-ship of Hermione
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Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svgFrance
NameRépublique Italienne
Namesake Italian Republic
RenamedHermione 26 December 1803
Namesake Hermione
Launched2 December 1804
FateWrecked 18 August 1808
General characteristics
Class and type Hortense-class frigate
Displacement1,390 tonnes
Tons burthen720 tonnes
Length48.75 m (159.9 ft)
Beam12.2 m (40 ft)
Draught5.9 m (19 ft)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Ship
Armament

Hermione was a 40-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy launched in 1804 and wrecked in 1808.

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Ordered by the Italian Republic as a gift to France under the name République Italienne, she was renamed Hermione on 26 December 1803. She was launched in December 1804.

Under Captain Jean-Michel Mahé, she took part in the capture of the Royal Navy 18-gun sloop-of-war HMS Cyane in May 1805, the Battle of Cape Finisterre on 22 July 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, and Lamellerie's expedition of February–July 1806. [1] In late 1807, she was part of a division under Rear-Admiral François-André Baudin, ferrying troops to Martinique. [2]

Hermione was wrecked in Iroise on 18 August 1808. [3] Her wreck was discovered in 1972.[ citation needed ]

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Citations

  1. Fond Marine, p.331
  2. Quintin, Danielle et Bernard (2003). Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon. S.P.M. p. 254. ISBN   2-901952-42-9.
  3. Fond Marine, p.367

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