French frigate Cornélie (1797)
| History | |
|---|---|
  France | |
| Name | Cornélie |
| Launched | 19 September 1797 |
| Captured | 14 June 1808 by Spain |
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| Name | Cornélie |
| Acquired | 1808 by capture |
| Renamed | Cornelia |
| Fate | Sold 21 October 1815 and broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginie-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,390 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 720 port tonneaux |
| 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 Sémillante, she fought against HMS St Fiorenzo and HMS Amelia.[1]
On 4 August 1803 Cornélie sortied from Toulon as part of a squadron of four frigates and some corvettes. Cornélie captured the schooner HMS Redbridge and the water transport that Redbridge was escorting from Malta to Admiral Nelson's fleet.[citation needed]
She took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre and in the Battle of Trafalgar.[1]
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. She was sold at Havana on 21 October 1815 and broken up.[2]
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