French frigate Artémise (1794)

For other ships of the same name, see French ship Artémise.
A Magicienne class frigate
Career (France)
Name: Artémise
Namesake: Artemis
Builder: Toulon
Laid down: December 1791[1]
Launched: 25 September 1794[1]
In service: November 1794[1]
Fate: Scuttled on 2 August 1798 after the Battle of the Nile to avoid capture[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type:Magicienne class frigate
Displacement:1,100 tons (French)[1]
Length:44.18 m (144.9 ft) (overall)
38.66 m (126.8 ft) (keel)[1]
Beam:11.21 m (36.8 ft)[1]
Draught:5.2 m (17 ft) (laden)[1]
Complement:265-285
Armament:UD:26 × 12-pounder long guns

Spar deck:6 × 6-pounder long guns (by 1798, 4 more added)

Also: 2 × 36-pounder obusiers (by 1798, 2 more added~)[1]
Armour:Timber

The Artémise was a 32-gun Magicienne class frigate of the French Navy.

She was under construction in Toulon when the British seized the city in August 1793. They evacuated the city in December 1793, leaving her behind. The French named her Aurore on 24 July 1794, but then renamed her Artémise when they launched her on 25 September. Her crew scuttled her on 2 August 1798 to prevent the British from capturing her at Aboukir Bay.

At the Action of 24 June 1795, along with the 40-gun Minerve, she took part in an action against HMS Dido and HMS Lowestoffe, escaping while Minerve was captured. Her captain was relieved of his command for leaving Minerve.

In 1798, she took part in the Expedition of Egypt. In the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 HMS Orion and HMS Theseus engaged her; outgunned, her crew set fire to her to prevent the British from capturing her.

Citations and references

Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Roche, vol.1, p.52
  2. ↑ Winfield and Roberts (2015 forthcoming), Chap. 5.
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