Astrée
Captured
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fifth rate |
| Guns | 40 guns |
| War | Napoleonic Wars |
40-gun frigate, with Hamelin at the end of Grand Port. Captured at Mauritius in December 1810.
Armament and specifications
Armament
French service
- Battery: 28 18-pounders
- QD & Fc: 8 × 8-pounder long guns + 8 × 36-pounder carronades or 12 × 18-pounder carronades
British service
- Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
- QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades
- Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
| Builder | Cherbourg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | May 1808 |
| Launched | 1 May 1809 |
| Commissioned | 22 July 1809 |
| Length | 152 ft 0 in (46.3 m) (overall) 127 ft 5 in (38.8 m) (keel) |
| Complement | French service:326 British service: 300 (later 315) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
1 May 1809
Battle of Grand Port
Survived
20–27 August 1810
Action of 13 September 1810
Survived
13 September 1810
Fate
Captured
Broken up in 1816