French frigate Adrienne (1809)
 Clorinde, sister-ship of the French frigate Adrienne (1809) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Adrienne |
| Namesake: | Adrienne Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon who died in her infancy |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Launched: | 15 November 1809 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1849 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pallas-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 1080 tonnes |
| Length: | 46.93 metres (154.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.91 metres (39.1 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.9 metres (19 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 1,950 m2 (21,000 sq ft) of sail |
| Complement: | 326 |
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| Armour: | Timber |
The 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.
Sources and references
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "ADRIENNE - Frégate de 46 canons (1809 - 1849)". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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