French frigate Cornélie (1797)
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| History | |
|---|---|
  France | |
| Name | Cornélie |
 Spain | |
| Name | Cornélie |
| Renamed | Cornelia |
| Captured | 1808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Virginie-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1400 tonnes |
| Length | 47.4 m (155 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
The Cornélie was a 40-gun Virginie-class frigate of the French Navy.
In April 1799, along with Vengeance and , she fought against HMS St Fiorenzo and HMS Amelia.
On 4 August 1803 Cornélie sortied from Toulon as part of a squadron of four frigates and some corvettes. Cornélie captured the schooner and the water transport that Redbreast was escorting from Malta to Admiral Nelson's fleet.
She took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre and in the Battle of Trafalgar.
On 14 June 1808, The Spanish captured a French squadron at Cádiz that included Cornélie. The Spaniards then brought her into Spanish service as Cornelia.
References[]
- Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche.
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