French frigate Andromaque (1811)
{{Short description|Ariane-class frigate of the French Navy}}
{{other ships|French ship Andromaque}}
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Andromaque was a 40-gun {{sclass|Ariane|frigate}} of the French Navy.
Career
Ariane was commissioned on 1 August 1811 under Captain Nicolas Morice.
Between 21 February 1812 and 17 May, a three-vessel French squadron consisting of the frigates {{ship|French frigate|Ariane|1811|2}} and Andromaque, and the brig {{ship|French brig|Mameluck|1810|2}} engaged in commerce raiding in the Atlantic. They captured numerous British and American vessels and burnt them all, except for {{ship||Patent|1803 ship|2}}, M'Master, master, and Woodrup, Sims, master. They made a cartel of Patent, putting their British prisoners aboard her; she arrived at Plymouth on 24 May. The American prisoners the French put on Woodrop, which they sent to America.{{cite news|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735025?urlappend=%3Bseq=300 |title=The Marine List |work=Lloyd's List |issue=4668 |date=12 May 1912 |hdl=2027/uc1.c2735025?urlappend=%3Bseq=300 |access-date=7 October 2020}}
Returning to Lorient, the squadron encountered the British 74-gun ship-of-the-line {{HMS|Northumberland|1798|6}}, Captain Henry Hotham. 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.[http://www.wrecksite.eu/docbrowser.aspx?518 Chantier archéologique sous-marin]
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References
- {{cite book |first=Jean-Michel |last=Roche |year=2005 |title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870 |isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6 |oclc=165892922 |pages=41|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau}}
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Category:Age of Sail frigates of France
Category:Ariane-class frigates
Category:Ships built in France