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PALLAS sailing frigates (1808-1823)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallas | Mathurin & Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre | 10/1805 | 9.4.1808 | 6/1808 | stricken 11.1821 | ||
| Elbe (ex-Aréthuse), 8.1814- Calypso, 3.1815- Elbe, 7.1815- Calypso | Mathurin & Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre | 10/1805 | 23.5.1808 | 7/1808 | stricken 11.1824 | ||
| Renommée | Mathurin & Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre | 10/1805 | 20.8.1808 | 3/1809 | captured by UK 20.5.1811 (Java) | ||
| Nymphe | Mathurin & Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre | 7/1807 | 1.5.1810 | 8/1810 | stricken 9.1832 | ||
| Ariane | Mathurin & Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre | 7/1807 | 7.4.1811 | 6/1811 | wrecked 22.5.1812 | ||
| Andromaque | Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre | 4/1809 | 21.5.1811 | 8/1811 | wrecked 22.5.1812 | ||
| Rubis | Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre | 6/1810 | 25.5.1812 | 8/1812 | wrecked 5.2.1813 | ||
| Fidèle | Flushing | 8/1806 | 6/1809 | 9/1809 | captured by UK 16.8.1809 (Laurel) | ||
| Élisa | Le Havre | 8/1806 | 22.9.1808 | 11/1809 | wrecked 22.12.1810 | ||
| Gloire | Le Havre | 2/1809 | 3.11.1811 | 2/1812 | stricken 11.1822 | ||
| Cybèle | Le Havre | 4/1810 | 11.4.1815 | 2/1816 | corvette 1836, stricken 3.1850 | ||
| Clorinde | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimboeuf | 7/1806 | 6.8.1808 | 3/1809 | captured by UK 26.2.1814 (Aurora) | ||
| Méduse | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimboeuf | 8/1807 | 1.7.1810 | 9/1810 | wrecked 2.7.1816 | ||
| Aréthuse | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimboeuf | 3/1809 | 11.5.1812 | 7/1812 | corvette 1834, stricken 6.1851 | ||
| Sultane | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimboeuf | 1/1810 | 30.5.1813 | 9/1813 | captured by UK 26.3.1814 (Sultane) | ||
| Étoile | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimboeuf | 8/1810 | 28.7.1813 | 10/1813 | captured by UK 27.3.1814 (Topaze) | ||
| Astrée | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimboeuf // Arsenal de Lorient | 5/1812 // 9.1814 | 28.4.1820 | 10/1821 | stricken 10.1842 | ||
| Armide | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimboeuf // Arsenal de Lorient | 5/1812 // 9.1814 | 1.5.821 | 3/1823 | transport 5.1851 | ||
| Corona | Venice | 26.12.1806 | 27.12.1807 | 12/1808 | captured by UK 13.3.1811 (Daedalus) | ||
| Favorita, 4.1810 - Favorite | Venice | 28.12.1806 | 4.10.1808 | 1809 | wrecked 13.3.1811 | ||
| Amélie, 4.1814- Junon, 3.1815- Amélie, 7.1815- Junon | Arsenal de Toulon | 11/1807 | 21.7.1808 | 1/1809 | stricken 8.1842 | ||
| Adrienne, 4.1814- Aurore, 3.1815- Adrienne, 7.1815- Aurore, 9.1829- Dauphine, 8.1830- Aurore | Arsenal de Toulon | 8/1808 | 15.8.1809 | 11/1809 | transport corvette 1840, transport 1.1846 | ||
| Melpomène | Arsenal de Toulon | 12/1810 | 17.5.1812 | 6/1812 | captured by UK 30.4.1815 | ||
| Rancune, 8.1814- Néréïde, 3.1815- Rancune, 7.1815- Néréïde | Arsenal de Toulon | 7/1812 | 30.9.1813 | 11/1813 | stricken 1825 | ||
| Thétis | Arsenal de Toulon | 9/1813 | 3.5.1819 | 3/1822 | transport 5.1851 | ||
| Prégel, 8.1814- Eurydice, 3.1815- Prégel, 7.1815- Eurydice | Saint-Malo | 7/1807 | 30.10.1810 | 2/1812 | stricken 6.1825 | ||
| Illyrienne, 8.1814- Hermione, 3.1815- Illyrienne, 7.1815- Hermione | Saint-Malo | 11/1809 | 13.11.1811 | 3/1812 | condemned 12.1840 | ||
| Astrée | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 20.4.1808 | 1.5.1809 | 7/1809 | captured by UK 4.12.1810 (Pomone) | ||
| Iphigénie | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 5/1809 | 20.5.1810 | 11/1810 | captured by UK 20.1.1814 (Palma) | ||
| Carolina | Naples | 1808 | 16.6.1811 | 6/1813 | to Naples 6.1815 (Amalia) | ||
| Médée | Genoa | 7/1808 | 5.5.1811 | 8/1811 | stricken 2.1849 | ||
| Galatée | Genoa | 11/1808 | 3.5.1812 | 9/1812 | collision 6.5.1837 | ||
| Dryade, 11.1814- Fleur de Lis, 3.1815- Dryade, 7.1815- Fleur de Lis, 8.1830- Résloue | Genoa | 7/1811 | 4.10.1812 | 1/1813 | wrecked 23.6.1833 | ||
| Atalante, 7.1814- Duchesse d'Angoulême, 3.1815- Atalante, 7.1815- Duchesse d'Angoulême | Arsenal de Lorient - Caudan | 4/1810 | 24.6.1812 | 12/1812 | stricken 6.1825 | ||
| Duchesse de Berry (ex-Didon), 8.1830- Victoire | Arsenal de Lorient - Caudan | 9/1810 | 25.8.1816 | 3/1817 | transport corvette 1840, stricken 12.1841 | ||
| Terpsichore | Antwerp | 5/1810 | 26.2.1812 | 5/1812 | captured by UK 3.2.1814 (Modeste) | ||
| Érigone | Antwerp | 5/1810 | 25.3.1812 | 6/1812 | stricken 11.1824 | ||
| Précieuse | Antwerp | 5/1812 | --- | --- | incomplete to Allies 8.1814, BU | ||
| Ruppel | Antwerp | 5/1812 | --- | --- | BU incomplete after 1814 | ||
| Inconstante | Antwerp | 5/1812 | --- | --- | BU incomplete after 1814 | ||
| Yssel | Amsterdam | 10/1810 | 5/1811 | 2/1812 | surrendered to Netherlands 22.4.1814 (Ijssel) | ||
| Meuse | Amsterdam | 10/1810 | 17.12.1811 | 6/1812 | surrendered to Netherlands 22.4.1814 (Maas) | ||
| Trave | Amsterdam | 3/1811 | 12.5.1812 | 8/1812 | captured by UK 23.10.1813 (Trave) | ||
| Weser | Amsterdam | 3/1811 | 12.5.1812 | 8/1812 | captured by UK 21.10.1813 (Weser) | ||
| Ambitieuse | Amsterdam | 1/1813 | 11/1814 | 1817 // --- | captured incomplete by Netherlands 14.11.1813 (Wilhelmina) | ||
| Immortelle | Amsterdam | 1/1813 | 11/1814 | 1816 // --- | captured incomplete by Netherlands 14.11.1813 (Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina) | ||
| Jahde, 8.1814- Africaine, 8.1814- Psyché, 3.1815- Jahde, 7.1815- Psyché | Rotterdam | 6/1811 | 9.5.1812 | 9/1812 | stricken 1821 | ||
| Ems, 8.1814- Africaine, 3.1815- Ems, 7.1815- Africaine | Rotterdam | 6/1811 | 26.5.1812 | 10/1812 | wrecked 16.5.1822 | ||
| Amstel | Rotterdam | 1/1812 | 13.9.1814 | 1815 // --- | captured incomplete by Netherlands 12.1813 (Amstel) | ||
| Vestale | Rotterdam | 3/1813 | 10/1816 | 1.2.1819 // --- | captured incomplete by Netherlands 12.1813 (Rhijn) | ||
| Fidèle | Rotterdam | 3/1813 | 22.11.1817 | 1818 // --- | captured incomplete by Netherlands 12.1813 (Schelde) | ||
| Principessa di Bologna | Venice | 11/1810 | 3.9.1811 | 12/1811 | captured by Austria 20.4.1814 (Principessa di Bologna) | ||
| Piave | Venice | 1/1811 | 15.8.1812 | 7/1813 | captured by Austria 20.4.1814 (Piave) | ||
| Anfitrite | Venice | 9/1811 | 7.11.1815 | 1815 // --- | captured incomplete by Austria 20.4.1814 (Augusta) | ||
| Ebe | Venice | 26.9.1811 | 14.7.1821 | 8/1821 // --- | captured incomplete by Austria 20.4.1814 (Ebe) | ||
| Guerriera | Venice | 26.9.1811 | 12.9.1829 | 1/1830 // --- | captured incomplete by Austria 20.4.1814 (Guerriera) | ||
| Corona | Venice | 1812 | --- | --- | captured incomplete by Austria 20.4.1814, BU | ||
| Moscava | Venice | 5/1813 | 7.8.1827 | 1828 // --- | captured incomplete by Austria 20.4.1814 (Medea) | ||
| Venere | Venice | 20.7.1813 | 12.6.1832 | 11/1832 // --- | captured incomplete by Austria 20.4.1814 (Venere) | ||
| Cérès | Arsenal de Brest | 5/1810 | 12.8.1812 | 1/1813 | captured by UK 6.1.1814 (Seine) | ||
| Constance | Arsenal de Brest | 8/1812 | 2.9.1818 | 1819 | stricken 11.1836 | ||
| Istrienne | Trieste | 4/1813 | --- | --- | abandoned 10.1813 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1390 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 46.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.9 |
| Draught, m | 5.63 |
| No of shafts | |
| Machinery | sails |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 8 x 1 - 173/8 36pdr SBML carronades, 28 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML, 8 x 1 - 106/24 8pdr SBML almost all built since 1810: 16 x 1 - 141/8 24pdr SBML carronades, 30 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML Armide: 16 x 1 - 141/8 24pdr SBML carronades, 28 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML, 2 x 1 - 139/17 18pdr SBML Corona: 2 x 1 - 173/8 36pdr SBML carronades, 28 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML, 10 x 1 - 106/24 8pdr SBML Favorita, Yssel, Meuse, Trave, Weser: 8 x 1 - 173/8 36pdr SBML carronades, 28 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML, 8 x 1 - 106/24 8pdr SBML Thétis: 16 x 1 - 151/8 24pdr SBML carronades, 28 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML, 2 x 1 - 139/17 18pdr SBML |
| Complement | 260 (340 wartime) |
Project history
18pdr frigates (3rd rank from 1824), 44 guns.
Modernizations
1810, three ships: - 8 x 1 - 173/8; + 8 x 1 - 141/8 24pdr SBML carronades
1834, Aréthuse: as 28-gun corvette armed with 22 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML
1836, Cybèle: as 28-gun corvette armed with: 4 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML, 24 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML
1840, Victoire;1846, Aurore: were converted to transport corvettes.
Naval service
Renommée was captured by HMS Astraea 20.5.1811 off Foulpointe (Madagascar) and became HMS Java. Ariane and Anfromaque were intercepted by British ship Northumberland and sloop Growler, grounded 22.5.1812 off Lorient and fired to avoid capture. Rubis wrecked in a storm 5.2.1813 on Tamara Island, Guinea, and fired by crew. Fidèle was 16.8.1809 captured by British ships at the seizure of Flushing. Élisa wrecked at night 22.12.1810 near Réville. Clorinde was captured by British frigate Dryad and sloop Achates 26.2.1814 off Ushant and became HMS Aurora. Méduse stranded 2.7.1816 on the Bank of Arguin and abandoned three days later. Sultane was 26.3.1814 captured by British ship Hannibal off Ile de Batz and commissioned by the RN under the same name. Étoile was captured off La Hogue 27.3.1814 by British frigate Hebrus and sloop Sparrow and entered the RN as Topaze. Corona was captured by British frigate Active at the Battle of Lissa 13.3.1811 and became HMS Daedalus. Favorite at the Battle of Lissa 13.3.1811 beached and burned on Lissa after receiving heavy damage. Melpomène was captured 30.4.1815 by British ship Rivoli between Ischia and Procida Isles off Naples. Astrée was captured by British forces in the capitulation of Ile de France (Mauritius) 4.12.1810, becoming HMS Pomone. Iphigénie was captured by British ship Venerable and sloop Cyane 20.1.1814 off the Canaries and became HMS Palma. Galatée was stricken at Toulon 6.5.1837 after being damaged in collision with ship Trident. Résolue wrecked 23.6.1833 in a storm at Cape Levi near Cherbourg. Terpsichore was captured by British ship Majestic 3.2.1814 off the Azores and entered Royal Navy as Modeste. Trave was captured by British frigate Andromache and sloop Achates 23.10.1813 in the English Channel and became HMSTrave. Weser was captured by Britsh sloops Scylla and Royalist 21.10.1813 in the English Channel and became HMS Weser. Africaine wrecked 16.5.1822 in the fog on Sable Island (Nova Scotia). Principessa di Bologna and Piave were captured by Austrian forces at the occupation of Venice and entered Austrian Navy under the same names. Cérès was captured 6.1.1814 by British frigates Niger and Tagus between Brazil and Cape Verde Islands and became HMS Seine.
