Thétis
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fifth rate |
| Guns | 40 guns |
| War | Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| to 1808 | Thétis | |
| from 1808 | Brune Captured by Amethyst |
40-gun frigate carrying flour and 106 soldiers for Martinique when Amethyst caught her off Lorient on 10 November 1808. After six hours, with her captain killed and 135 dead, she was boarded and taken. HMS Brune in British service.
Career
Action of 10 November 1808
Captured
10–11 November 1808
Pinsum killed; became HMS Brune
Renamed HMS Brune
11 November 1808 · Captured by Amethyst