Name Pénélope Ordered 22 August 1803 Commissioned 6 November 1806 Construction started 12 February 1804 Length 47 m Displacement 1.33 million kg Builder Bordeaux | Namesake Penelope Laid down 12 February 1804 Decommissioned 1828 Launched 28 October 1806 Weight 1,330 tons Draft 5.5 m | |
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The Pénélope was a 44-gun Armide class frigate of the French Navy.
Commissioned under Captain Bernard Dubourdieu in November 1806, Pénélope served in the Atlantic for some months.
On 21 January 1808, along with Thémis, she departed Bordeaux for a cruise to Toulon. They arrived on 28 March, having captured 12 British prizes en route, including the privateer Sirene.
On 1 January 1809, command of Pénélope was transferred to Captain Simonot. In the Action of 27 February 1809, she and Pauline captured HMS Proserpine. Pénélope later took part in the Action of 5 November 1813.
Pénélope was decommissioned at the Bourbon Restoration, on 31 August 1815, and was sold for scrap in 1828.
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