French frigate Sirène (1795)
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The Sirène was a 40-gun Coquille class frigate
of the French Navy
.
Begun as Fidèle, she was commissioned as Sirène in May 1795 under lieutenant Charles Berrenger
. She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande
.
On 8 June 1806, as she escorted a convoy of English prizes, she encountered several British frigates. She escaped after burning the merchantmen.
Sirène took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre
on 22 July 1805. In March of the following year, she took part in an expedition to destroy English whaling ships.
On 28 March 1808, she encountered and battle British squadron before escaping to Lorient. Too badly damaged to be repaired, she was used as a hulk and broken up in 1825.
Coquille class frigate
The Coquille class was a type of five 40-gun frigates designed by Raymond-Antoine Haran.* CoquilleThe Coquille class was a type of five 40-gun frigates designed by Raymond-Antoine Haran.* Coquille...
of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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Begun as Fidèle, she was commissioned as Sirène in May 1795 under lieutenant Charles Berrenger
Charles Berrenger
Captain Charles Berrenger was a French Navy officer.- Biography :Berrenger started sailing in 1775, alternating between merchantmen, ships of the French Royal Navy and privateers...
. She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande
Expédition d'Irlande
The Expédition d'Irlande was an unsuccessful attempt by the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars to assist the outlawed Society of United Irishmen, a popular rebel Irish republican group, in their planned rebellion against British rule...
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On 8 June 1806, as she escorted a convoy of English prizes, she encountered several British frigates. She escaped after burning the merchantmen.
Sirène took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
In the Battle of Cape Finisterre off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the Combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies...
on 22 July 1805. In March of the following year, she took part in an expedition to destroy English whaling ships.
On 28 March 1808, she encountered and battle British squadron before escaping to Lorient. Too badly damaged to be repaired, she was used as a hulk and broken up in 1825.