The French frigate ''Iphigénie'' was a first rank frigate of the

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. Launched in Toulon in 1827, she took part in the

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, and was eventually broken up in 1900.

Career

Launched in Toulon on 3 May 1827, ''Iphigénie'' was commissioned on 27 September. In 1838, under Captain

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, she was part of a frigate squadron under Charles Baudin and took part in the

, where she was the third ship in the French

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. Between 1844 and 1850, ''Iphigénie'' was used as a schoolship in Toulon. She was decommissioned on 1 July 1872 and used as a mooring hulk. Renamed to ''Druide'' in 1877, she was struck in 1891, and broken up in 1900.

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''Sail Frigates (1st class, 60 guns, launched 1825-47)''
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