French frigate Pénélope (1806)
{{Short description|Frigate of the French Navy (1806-1828)}}
{{Other ships|French ship Pénélope}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=La-fregate-de-18-la-penelope-1802-1816-par-francois-roux-18772.jpg |Ship caption=Portrait of Pénélope by François-Geoffroi Roux }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=France |Ship flag=Image:Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg |Ship name=Pénélope |Ship namesake=Penelope |Ship ordered=22 August 1803 |Ship builder=Bordeaux |Ship laid down=12 February 1804 |Ship launched=28 October 1806 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=6 November 1806 |Ship decommissioned=1828 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship captured= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship fate=Sold for scrap 1828 |Ship honours= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|Armide|frigate}} |Ship displacement=1,330 tonnes |Ship tons burthen=1,10430/94 (bm) |Ship length={{convert|47|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|12|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|5.5|m|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=Sail |Ship speed= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity= |Ship complement=
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The Pénélope was a 44-gun {{sclass|Armide|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 {{ship|French frigate|Thémis|1799|2}}, 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 {{ship|French frigate|Pauline|1807|2}} captured {{HMS|Proserpine|1807|6}}. 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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|File:Proserpine-Antoine Roux.png|Capture of {{HMS|Proserpine|1807|6}} by Pénélope and {{ship|French frigate|Pauline|1807|2}}. Watercolour by Antoine Roux.
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Sources and 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 1 1671–1870 |isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6 |oclc=165892922 |page=345}}
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Category:Age of Sail frigates of France
Category:Armide-class frigates
Category:Ships built in France
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