French frigate Andromaque (1811)

	Clorinde, sister-ship of French frigate Andromaque (1811)
History
France
Name	Andromaque
Namesake	Andromache
Ordered	10 November 1808
Builder	Nantes
Laid down	1808
Launched	1811
Commissioned	1 August 1811
Fate	Ran aground, burned, and scuttled 22 May 1812
General characteristics
Class and type	Ariane-class frigate
Length	45.5 m (149 ft 3 in)
Beam	12.36 m (40 ft 7 in)
Draught	5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship, 1,950 m2 (21,000 sq ft)
Complement	325
Armament	46 guns:; Battery: 28 × 18-pounder long guns; Quarterdeck and forecastle:; 4 × 8-pounder long guns; 12 × 18-pounder carronades;

Andromaque was a 40-gun Ariane-class frigate of the French Navy.

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