Clorinde was a 44-gun Uranie-class frigate of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1803 and took her into service as HMS Clorinde. She was sold in 1817.
_RMG_J5217.jpg) Clorinde
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Clorinde |
| Namesake | Clorinda |
| Builder | Nantes |
| Laid down | 24 September 1796 |
| Launched | 31 October 1800 |
| In service | 27 June 1801 |
| Captured | 30 November 1803 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Clorinde[1] |
| Acquired | 30 November 1803 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 1161 54⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft), or 40 ft 10 in (12.4 m) |
| Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 2 in (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 330 and later 315 (British service) |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
French naval service
editShe was laid down as Havraise in 1796, and was renamed to Clorinde before her commissioning in Nantes. In 1801, she was under Emmanuel Halgan.
In February 1802, under frigate captain Pierre-Marie Le Bozec, she was sent on station at Santo Domingo. She was surrendered to the British at the surrender of Cap Francais, along with Surveillante.[2] The Royal Navy took her into service under her existing name.[3]
Royal Navy service
editThe Royal Navy commissioned Clorinde at Jamaica in May 1804 under Captain Robert O'Brien. She arrived at Plymouth on 23 July.[3]
Between November 1807 and December 1808 Clorinde underwent repairs. In October, Captain Thomas Briggs recommissioned her. He sailed her to the East Indies on 17 February 1809.[3]
On 28 January 1810 Clorinde captured the French privateer Henri. Henri was pierced for 14 guns, but mounted only eight 12-pounder guns. She had a crew of 57 men.[4]
In November 1810, Clorinde was part of the squadron participating in the invasion of Isle de France.
In September 1814 Clorinde was under the command of Captain Samuel Pechell.[3]
Fate
editThe Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy offered "Clorinde, of 38 guns and 1161 tons", lying at Deptford, for sale on 30 January 1817.[5] The Royal Navy sold Clorinde on 6 March 1817 to Mr. Freake for £2,500.[3]
Citations
edit- ^ "Naval Database". Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "No. 15672". The London Gazette. 4 February 1804. pp. 163–164.
- ^ a b c d e Winfield (2008), p. 175.
- ^ "No. 16402". The London Gazette. 4 September 1810. p. 1341.
- ^ "No. 17208". The London Gazette. 1 January 1817. p. 61.
References
edit- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
- Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 9781848322042
External links
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Media related to HMS Clorinde (ship, 1803) at Wikimedia Commons
