French frigate Pomone (1805)
Pomone was a 40-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy, built at Genoa for the puppet government of the Ligurian Republic, which was annexed as part of France in June 1805, a month after Pomone was completed. On 30 January 1807, she collided with the Muiron.
Pomone off Toulon | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Pomone |
| Namesake | Pomona |
| Builder | Genoa |
| Laid down | August 1803 |
| Launched | 10 February 1805 |
| Captured | 29 November 1811 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Ambuscade |
| Acquired | 29 November 1811 |
| Decommissioned | 1812 |
| Fate | Broken up 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hortense-class frigate |
| Length | 48.75 m (159 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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In May 1807, Pomone, Annibal, Incorruptible and the corvette Victorieuse engaged HMS Spartan off Cabrera in the Mediterranean.
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