French frigate Junon (1806)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Junon and HMS Junon.
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Junon |
| Ordered: | 26 March 1805 |
| Builder: | Le Havre |
| Laid down: | March 1805 |
| Launched: | 16 August 1806 |
| Captured: | 10 February 1809 |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Junon |
| Acquired: | 10 February 1809 |
| Captured: | 13 December 1809 |
| Fate: | Scuttled by fire |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Junon class frigate |
| Type: | frigate |
| Displacement: | 1100 tonnes |
| Armament: | 40 x 18-pdr long guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Junon was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
On 10 November 1808, under capitaine de frégate Rousseau, she departed for Martinique, along with Vénus, Amphitrite, Cygne and Papillon. The squadron broke apart the next day, and she found herself isolated. At the Action of 10 February 1809, she ran across a British squadron composed of the frigates HMS Horatio and HMS Latona, and the corvettes HMS Driver and HMS Superior; Junon surrendered after a fierce resistance, and was brough into British service as HMS Junon, under John Shortland.
On 13 December 1809, she was re-taken by Clorinde and Renommée, but in so battered a state that Roquebert ordered her burnt.
External links
- (French) Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Junon, Netmarine.net
