Aimable Joséphine was launched in February 1809 and commissioned in January 1810 at Nantes. Captain Veillon sailed from Nantes in January 1810 with 108 men and 12 guns.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Aimable Joséphine |
| Builder | Louis and Mathurin Crucy, Basse-Indre, Nantes[1] |
| Laid down | 1808 |
| Launched | February 1809[1] |
| Commissioned | January 1810[1] |
| Fate | Captured 1810 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Displacement | 330 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 173, or 22769⁄94[2] (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 7.20 m (23.6 ft), , or 23 ft 9+1⁄2 in (7.3 m)[2] |
| Draught | 3.25 m (10.7 ft) |
| Complement | 108 |
| Armament | 4 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 12-pounder carronades |
On 13 February 1810 Lloyd's List reported that the French privateer Aimable Josephine had captured the merchantman Elizabeth, Briant, master, as Elizabeth was sailing from Liverpool to Africa.[3]
HMS Narcissus captured Aimable Joséphine on 5 February. Captain the Honourable Frederick Aylmer, of Narcissus reported that she was armed with 14 guns and had a crew of 105 men.[4]
Aimable Josephine was offered for sale by auction at Plymouth on 16 March 1810. She was described as being quite new and pierced for 18 guns.[2]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e Demerliac (2003), p. 278, n°2198.
- ^ a b c d "Advertisements & Notices". Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, England), 1 March 1810; Issue 2317.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4432.
- ^ "No. 16342". The London Gazette. 13 February 1810. pp. 234–235.
References edit
- Demerliac, Alain (2003). La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-903179-30-1.