French frigate Junon (1786)
Junon was a 40-gun Minerve-class frigate of the French Navy.
Princess Charlotte drawn in 1799 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Junon |
| Namesake | Juno |
| Ordered | 30 October 1781 |
| Builder | Toulon shipyard |
| Laid down | 10 February 1782 |
| Launched | 14 August 1782 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1786 |
| Renamed | Andromache in 1812 |
| Captured | At the action of 18 June 1799 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Princess Charlotte |
| Acquired | Captured at the action of 18 June 1799 |
| Renamed | Andromache in 1812 |
| Fate | Broken up 1828 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Minerve-class frigate |
| Displacement | 700 tonnes |
| Length | 46.1 m (151 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Sail plan | Ship-rigged |
| Armament |
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