French frigate Pomone (1787)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Pomone.
| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Pomone |
| Namesake: | Pomona |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | 20 February 1783 |
| Launched: | 16 November 1785 |
| In service: | May 1787 |
| Captured: | 23 April 1794 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Pomone |
| Acquired: | 23 April 1794 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 48.7 metres |
| Beam: | 12.2 metres |
| Draught: | 5.1 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 40 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Pomone was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy.
She was captured, along with Babet and Engageante, off Batz on 23 April 1794. She was subsenquently recommissioned in the Royal navy as HMS Pomone mounting 48 guns, and used by Captain Gower[1] to take another prize, the La Carrère in 1801.[2] Her designed inspired the Endymion class.
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[edit] Sources
- Urban, Sylvanus, The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol.XXXI January to June, Johm Bowyer Nichols and Sons., London, 1849
- Bebrett, John, A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against France Now Carrying, London, 1802
