French frigate Artémise (1829)

Portrait of Artémise by François Roux
History
France
Name: Artémise
Namesake: Artemis
Builder: Lorient[1]
Laid down: 1826[1]
Launched: 22 November 1828[1]
In service: 22 January 1829[1]
Fate: Hulked in Lorient[1]
General characteristics
Complement: 265-285
Armament: 60 guns[1]
Armour: Timber

The Artémise was a 60-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Jean-Baptiste Hubert.[2]

Career

Built as a 60-gun frigate carrying a main 24-pounder battery, Artémise was armed en flûte in 1830 for the Expédition d'Alger and used as a troop ship. In 1832, she took part in the Battle of Ancona, ferrying troops along with Suffren and Victoire. She served as a transport in the Mediterranean and to Alger in the next years.[1]

In 1836, under Captain Laplace, Artémise took part in an expedition to the Caribbean, along with Algésiras, and the next year circumnavigated the globe.[1] On 2 July 1839, she ran aground at Tahiti and was damaged. She was refloated with assistance from the American ship Champion. Repairs were estimated to need six months to complete.[3] Returned to Lorient in April 1840, she was struck, renamed Arc-en-Ciel and used as a hulk.[1]

Diorama of Artémise carreening, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
 
 
 

Citations and references

Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Roche, vol.1, p.52
  2. ↑ Napoléon voulait des frégates de 24 !, Trois-Ponts !, Nicolas Mioque
  3. ↑ "Wreck of the King William Steamer". The Sydney Herald. Sydney. 5 July 1839. p. 3.
References

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