The Amélie was a 46-gun Pallas class frigate of the French Navy

French Navy

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On 21 October 1809, she sailed from Toulon to escort a convoy bound for Barcelona. Chased by a British squadron under Collingwood

Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood

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, she joined up with Pauline

French frigate Pauline (1807)

The Pauline was a 44-gun Hortense class frigate of the French Navy.On 27 February 1809, along with Dubourdieu's Pénélope, she captured the 32-gun HMS Proserpine ....

 and Borée and managed to reach Toulon.

On 29 March 1811, she departed Toulon with Adrienne

French frigate Adrienne (1809)

The Adrienne was a 46-gun frigate of the French Navy.On 29 March 1811, she departed Toulon with Amélie, escorting the storeship Dromadaire carrying 8 tonnes of gunpowder and ammunition to Corfu. Two days later, the ships ran across a British squadron comprising HMS Unite and HMS Ajax...

, escorting the storeship Dromadaire

French corvette Dromadaire (1810)

The Dromadaire was a 24-gun store ship of the French Navy.On 29 March 1811, she departed Toulon under lieutenant Morin, carrying 8 tonnes of gunpowder and ammunition for Corfu, escorted by the frigates Adrienne and Amélie. Two days later, the ships ran across a British squadron comprising HMS Unite...

 carrying 8 tonnes of gunpowder and ammunition to Corfu

Corfu

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. Two days later, the ships ran across a British squadron comprising HMS Unite

HMS Imperieuse (1793)

The Impérieuse was a 40-gun Minerve class frigate of the French Navy. She later served in the Royal Navy as HMS Imperieuse and HMS Unite.-French service and capture:...

 and HMS Ajax

HMS Ajax (1809)

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. Dromadaire was captured, while the frigates managed to escape to Portoferraio.

At the Bourbon Restauration, she was renamed to Junon, effective from 11 April 1814.

She served during the Spanish expedition, capturing a privateer brig and fighting off Barcelona.

She served as a transport in Madagascar, then was re-armed in the Mediterranean, before being struck in 1842.