French frigate Uranie (1801)
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Uranie |
| Namesake: | Urania |
| Builder: | Nantes |
| Laid down: | 24 September 1796 |
| Launched: | 30 October 1800 |
| In service: | April 1801 |
| Fate: | Scuttled by fire on 3 February 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 47.3 metres |
| Beam: | 12.2 metres |
| Draught: | 5.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
28 18-pounder long guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Uranie was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
She served in the Mediterranean, first under captain Maistral, and later under Margollé, operating from Ancona.
She was beached and scuttled by fire on 3 February 1814 to avoid catpure by the British.
Sources and references
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.[page needed][self-published source?]
