| French corvette Vésuve (1795) | |
|---|---|
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Vésuve |
| Namesake: | Mount Vesuvius |
| Builder: | Honfleur |
| Laid down: | June 1794 |
| Launched: | 7 August 1795 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 July 1815 |
| In service: | October 1795 |
| Fate: | Broken up at Rochefort in 1830 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Corvette |
| Displacement: | 400 to 450 tonnes |
| Length: | 35.9 metres |
| Beam: | 9.7 metres |
| Draught: | 5.2 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 16 to 20 x 18-pounder long guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
Vésuve was an 18-gun Etna-class corvette of the French Navy, launched in 1795. She was decommissioned in 1815 and broken up in 1830.
Career[]
At the Action of 30 May 1798 Vésuve and the French frigate Confiante battled the frigate HMS Hydra, the bomb vessel HMS Vesuvius, and the cutter HMS Trial. Confiante and Vésuve ran aground. The British were able to destroy Confiante but they were unable to reach Vésuve, which was later refloated.
Vésuve served at Le Havre under lieutenant de vaisseau Rousseau between 15 nivôse and 23 prairial An XI (5 January to 12 June 1801).[2]
By 1 February 1812, she served at Cherbourg under lieutenant de vaisseau Le Chosel.[3] On 17 March, she crossed from Le Havre to Cherbourg. From 1 September to 6 October 1813, she served under lieutenant de vaisseau Valette in Cherbourg.[4]
In 1814, after the Bourbon Restoration, Vésuve was sent with the 74-gun Lys and the frigate Érigone to retake possession of Martinique. Vésuve was commanded by lieutenant de vaisseau Burgues de Missiessy, who was promoted to captaine de frégate during the cruise.[5] The squadron arrived at Fort Royal on 5 October 1814. Vésuve departed Fort-de-France on 7 April 1815 and arrived at Rochefort on 8 August.[6]
On 31 July 1815, Vésuve was decommissioned and hulked in Rochefort. She was broken up in 1830.[1]
Citations[]
References[]
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671–1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations; divisions et stations navales; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome premier: BB210 à 482 (1805-18826) [1]
- Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome deuxième : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826) [2]
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