Name Andromaque Ordered 10 November 1808 Decommissioned 22 May 1812 Construction started 1808 Length 46 m Builder Nantes | Namesake Andromache Laid down 1808 Class and type Ariane class frigate Launched 1811 Beam 12 m | |
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The Andromaque was a 40-gun Ariane class frigate of the French Navy.
Career
Ariane was commissioned on 1 August 1811 under Captain Nicolas Morice, as part of a two-frigate squadron tasked with commerce raiding in the Atlantic, that also comprised Ariane and the brig Mameluck.
Returning to Lorient, the squadron met with met the 74-gun HMS Northumberland. In the ensuing Action of 22 May 1812, the two frigates ran aground trying to escape their much stronger opponent, and were set afire to prevent their capture.
References
French frigate Andromaque (1811) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA