French frigate Pauline (1807)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Bellone.
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Pauline |
| Namesake: | Pauline Bonaparte |
| Ordered: | 21 March 1806 |
| Builder: | Toulon, plans by Sané |
| Laid down: | May 1806 |
| Launched: | 18 April 1807 |
| Commissioned: | 15 May 1807 |
| Decommissioned: | 1840 |
| Renamed: | Bellone, 11 April 1814 |
| Captured: | 29 November 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hortense class frigate |
| Length: | 48.75 metres (159 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 12.2 metres (40 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 5.9 metres (19 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Ship |
| Armament: |
40 guns |
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 [1].
Pauline was then used for convoy escort in the Mediterranean. She took part in the Action of 29 November 1811, fleeing the battle while the Pomone and the smaller Persanne were captured by the British. Her commanding officer, Capitaine de vaisseau Monfort, was subsentquently court-martialled and relieved of command.
On 11 April 1814, she was renamed Bellone. She took part in the landing at Sidi Ferruch during the invasion of Algeria in 1830, and used as a ferry the following years.
