French frigate Muiron

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The Muiron was a frigate of the French Navy, famous for ferrying Bonaparte on the 22 August 1799 under the flagship of Admiral Ganteaume from Egypt to France after the Battle of the Nile.^[1]

The Muiron was captured on docks in November 1796, when Bonaparte took Venice during the Campaign of Italy. She was named Muiron in honour of Colonel Muiron, who had covered Bonaparte with his body during the Battle of the Bridge of Arcole.

She was incorpored in the fleet which invaded Egypt, and after the Battle of the Nile, Bonaparte departed for France aboard. She later took part in the Battle of Algeciras Bay. In 1807, Napoléon ordered that the Muiron be preserved as a monument. She was docked in Toulon, but later she was destroyed in unclear circumstances.

Napoléon was very fond of the Muiron, and had a scale model made for his study. The model is now on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.