French frigate Pauline (1807)
Pauline was a 44-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy.
 Pomone, sister-ship of Pauline | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Pauline |
| Namesake: | Pauline Bonaparte |
| Ordered: | 21 March 1806 |
| Builder: | Toulon, plans by Sané |
| Laid down: | May 1806 |
| Launched: | 18 April 1807 |
| Commissioned: | 15 May 1807 |
| Decommissioned: | 1840 |
| Renamed: | Bellone, 11 April 1814 |
| Captured: | 29 November 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hortense-class frigate |
| Length: | 48.75 m (159 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Ship |
| Armament: | |
Service history
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
- HMS Prosepine. Accessed 4 April 2016
Sources and references
- 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