HMS Carrere (1801)

	1/72 Scale model of the Carrère's sister ship, the Muiron, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
History
France
Name	Carrère
Namesake	Colonel Carrère
Builder	Venice
Laid down	1789
Launched	20 August 1797
Completed	November 1797
Captured	By the British on 3 August 1801
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Carrere
Acquired	3 August 1801
Fate	Sold on 1 September 1814
General characteristics
Class and type	36-gun frigate
Tons burthen	1013 (bm)
Length	151 ft (46 m)
Beam	39 ft 6 in (12.04 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	French service: 356; British service: 340 (352);
Armament	French service:; 28 × 18-pounder guns + 12 brass 8-pounder guns; FC: 2 x 36-pounder obusiers; QD: 2 x 36-pounder obusiers; British service: 12 × 32-pounder carronades + 22 × 18-pounder guns 4 × 9-pounder guns;
Armour	Timber

Carrère was a French frigate that served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1801, naming her HMS Carrere. She seems never to have seen any meaningful active duty after her capture as she was laid up in 1802 and finally sold in 1814.

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