HMS Athenienne
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ateniene |
| Captured: | 4 September 1800, by Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | Athenienne |
| Acquired: | 4 September 1800 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 20 October 1806 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Athenienne was a 64 gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was the former French ship Ateniene, taken by the Royal Navy after the surrender of Valletta, on 4 September 1800.
In 1805, under the command of Captain John Griffard, she sailed to Gibraltar with stores and supplies for the fleet after the Battle of Trafalgar.
On 20 October 1806 she was wrecked on Keith's Reef in the Strait of Sicily. There were 347 fatalities including the Captain, Robert Raynsford; 123 survivors reached Sicily in ship's boats.
[edit] Sources
- Terence Grocott - Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras, 1997 (reprinted 2002 ISBN 1-840-67164-5)
- Michael Phillips. Sailing Ships of the Royal Navy, A5. Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
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