French frigate Artémise (1829)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Artémise.
Portrait of Artémise by François Roux
History
France
Name: Artémise
Namesake: Artemis
Builder: Lorient[1]
Laid down: 1826[1]
Launched: 22 November 1828[1]
In service: 22 January 1829[1]
Fate: Hulked in Lorient[1]
General characteristics
Complement: 265-285
Armament: 60 guns[1]
Armour: Timber

The Artémise was a 60-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Jean-Baptiste Hubert.[2]

Career

Built as a 60-gun frigate carrying a main 24-pounder battery, Artémise was armed en flûte in 1830 for the Expédition d'Alger and used as a troop ship. In 1832, she took part in the Battle of Ancona, ferrying troops along with Suffren and Victoire. She served as a transport in the Mediterranean and to Alger in the next years.[1]

In 1836, under Captain Laplace, Artémise took part in an expedition to the Caribbean, along with Algésiras, and the next year circumnavigated the globe. Returned to Lorient in April 1840, she was struck, renamed Arc-en-Ciel and used as a hulk.[1]

Diorama of Artémise carreening, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
 
 
 

Citations and references

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Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roche, vol.1, p.52
  2. Napoléon voulait des frégates de 24 !, Trois-Ponts !, Nicolas Mioque
References
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