French frigate Melpomène (1812)

	Clorinde, sister-ship of French frigate Melpomène (1812)
History
France
Name	Melpomène
Namesake	Melpomene
Builder	Toulon
Laid down	1811
Launched	17 May 1812
Out of service	30 April 1815
General characteristics
Class and type	Pallas-class frigate
Displacement	1,080 tonnes
Length	46.93 m (154 ft 0 in)
Beam	11.91 m (39 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	1,950 m2 (21,000 sq ft) of sail
Complement	326
Armament	Nominally 40 guns; In practice carried either 44 or 46 guns:; Battery: 28 18-pounders; Quarter deck & forecastle:; 8 × 8-pounder long guns; 8 × 36-pounder carronades or 12 × 18-pounder carronades;
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Melpomene
Acquired	1815 by capture
Fate	Sold 1821 for breaking up
General characteristics
Tons burthen	108710⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 152 ft 10+1⁄2 in (46.6 m); Keel:127 ft 0+7⁄8 in (38.7 m);
Beam	40 ft 1+1⁄4 in (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 6+1⁄4 in (3.8 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	300
Armament	Upper deck:28 × 18-pounder guns; QD:14 × 32-pounder carronades; Fc:2 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder chase guns;

Melpomène was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Sané. She was launched in 1812. In 1815 HMS Rivoli captured her. The Royal Navy never commissioned Melpomène and in 1821 sold her for breaking up.

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