French frigate Pauline (1807)

Pauline was a 44-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy.

Pomone, sister-ship of Pauline
History
France
NamePauline
NamesakePauline Bonaparte
Ordered21 March 1806
BuilderToulon, plans by Sané
Laid downMay 1806
Launched18 April 1807
Commissioned15 May 1807
Decommissioned1840
RenamedBellone, 11 April 1814
FateStruck 11 December 1841
General characteristics
Class and typeHortense-class frigate
Length48.75 m (159 ft 11 in)
Beam12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
Draught5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
PropulsionSails
Sail planShip
Armament

Service history

edit

On 27 February 1809, along Pénélope, she captured the 32-gun HMS Proserpine.[1] In October 1809, she sailed from Toulon to escort a convoy bound for Barcelona. Chased by a British squadron under Admiral Collingwood during the Battle of Maguelone, and sailing with Borée, she managed to repel and escape HMS Tigre and HMS Leviathan, and returned to Toulon after Amélie joined up.

Pauline was then used for convoy escort in the Mediterranean. She took part in the action of 29 November 1811, fleeing the battle while frigate Pomone and the smaller Persanne were captured by the British. Her commanding officer, Captain François-Gilles Montfort, was subsequently court-martialled and relieved of command.

On 11 April 1814, she was renamed Bellone. She took part in the landing at Sidi Ferruch during the Invasion of Algiers in 1830, and used as a ferry the following years.

Citations

edit
  1. ^ HMS Prosepine Archived 5 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 4 April 2016

Sources and references

edit
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671–1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 344. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • HMS Ambuscade website