The Danaé was a 44-gun Consolante-class frigate of the French Navy.[1]
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| History | |
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 France | |
| Name | Danaé |
| Namesake | Danaë |
| Ordered | January 1805 |
| Builder | Genoa - Foce, plans by Jacques-Noël Sané |
| Laid down | October 1805 |
| Launched | 18 August 1807 |
| Acquired | 14 June 1810 |
| Stricken | 12 March 1811 |
| Fate | Destroyed by explosion 4 September 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Consolante-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1320 tonnes |
| Tons burthen | 109183⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 48.75 metres (159.9 ft) |
| Beam | 12.2 metres (40 ft) |
| Draught | 5.9 metres (19 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
On 12 March 1811, she was part of Bernard Dubourdieu's squadron sailing to raid the British commerce raider base of the island of Lissa. The squadron encountered William Hoste's frigate squadron, leading to the Battle of Lissa.
Danaé was damaged by HMS Volage and had to retreat to Lesina for repairs.
In the night of 4 September 1812, she exploded in the harbour of Trieste.[2]
References
edit- ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Danae' (1807)". threedecks.org.
- ^ "Danaé (+1812)". Wrecksite.
External links
edit- (in French) BATAILLE DE LISSA