Name Sirène Commissioned 3 December 1824 Fate Broken up 1871 Launched 25 July 1823 | Laid down July 1820 Struck 20 July 1861 Construction started July 1820 Length 52 m | |
Builder Garnier Saint-Maurice and Pestel, Toulon Dockyard | ||
Sirène (or Syrène) was launched in 1823 as a Vestale-class frigate, which owed their design to Pail Filhon. In 1825 she was under the command of capitaine de vaisseau (later contre-amiral) Marie Henri Daniel Gauthier, comte de Rigny (Henri de Rigny), who commanded the French Navy's Levant Division. Sirène was Admrial Henri de Rigny's flagship at the Battle of Navarino, where he commanded the French division.
In 1831 she was involved in the events prior to the Battle of the Tagus, but does not appear to have participated in the battle itself.
She probably served as a 2-gun transport during the Crimean War. She was struck in 1861. She then served as a coal hulk at Brest until she was broken up in 1871.
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