French frigate Iphigénie (1810)

French service: 325
British service: 300-15

	Clorinde, sister-ship of French frigate Iphigénie (1810)
History
France
Name	Iphigénie
Laid down	May 1809
Launched	20 May 1810
Captured	20 January 1814
United Kingdom
Name	Palma
Acquired	20 January 1814 (by capture)
Renamed	HMS Gloire
Fate	Sold 1817
General characteristics
Class and type	Pallas-class frigate
Tons burthen	106614⁄94 (bm)
Length	154 ft 5 in (47.07 m) (overall); 126 ft 10+1⁄4 in (38.7 m) (keel);
Beam	39 ft 9 in (12.12 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 7+1⁄2 in (3.848 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	French service:325; British service:300-15;
Armament	French service; Battery: 28 18-pounders; Quarter deck & Forecastle:; 8 × 8-pounder long guns; 8 × 36-pounder carronades or 12 × 18-pounder carronades; British service:; UD:28 × 18-pounder guns; QD:14 × 32-pounder carronades; Fc:2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades;

The French frigate Iphigénie was a Pallas-class frigate of a nominal 44 guns, launched in 1810. The British captured her in 1814. The British named her HMS Palma, and then renamed her HMS Gloire. She was sold in 1817, never having been commissioned into the Royal Navy.

In 1813, along with Alcmène, she served at Cherbourg, in the squadron of contre-amiral Amable Troude, to protect the harbour.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.