Néréide as the Action of 20 May 1811 (rightmost ship) |
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| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Néréide |
| Namesake: | Nereid |
| Ordered: | 28 December 1805 |
| Builder: | Saint Malo |
| Laid down: | March 1805 |
| Launched: | 1808 |
| Captured: | 26 May 1811 |
| Career (UK) | |
| Name: | HMS Madaagascar |
| Acquired: | 26 May 1811 |
| Struck: | 1819 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 600 tonnes |
| Draught: | 1114 tons |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 38 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Néréide was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy designed by Sané.
In 1810, she sailed to Guadeloupe but was repelled by the blockade off Basse-Terre, and returned to Brest after a fight with HMS Rainbow and HMS Avon.
She was captured during the action of 20 May 1811, and brought into British service as HMS Madagascar.
She took part in the Peninsular War against France and the War of 1812 with the United States of America. In June 1814, the ship in a flotilla under the command of Admiral Lord Cochrane carried General William Miller and his troops from Bordeaux to the Chesapeake Bay to reinforce General Ross in the War of 1812.1