''Poursuivante'' ("chaser") was a of the

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

Career

In June 1800, ''Poursuivante'' took part in the battle of Dunkirk under commander Oreille. In 1802, she departed Flushing to ferry troops to

Saint-Domingue Saint-Domingue () was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1804. The name derives from the Spanish main city in the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer ...

, under capitaine de vaisseau Jean-Baptiste Philibert Willaumez. She arrived as the

Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution (french: révolution haïtienne ; ht, revolisyon ayisyen) was a successful insurrection by slave revolt, self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. The revolt ...

raged. The ships '' Duguay-Trouin'', ''Annibal'' and '' Swiftsure'', as well as frigate ''Précieuse'', ''Infatigable'' were also in Haiti. On 18 May 1803, after the

Treaty of Amiens The Treaty of Amiens (french: la paix d'Amiens, ) temporarily ended hostilities between France and the United Kingdom at the end of the War of the Second Coalition The War of the Second Coalition (1798/9 – 1801/2, depending on perio ...

was cancelled and war broke out between France and Great Britain. En route for

with the 16-gun corvette '' Mignonne'', she encountered a British convoy, was chased by HMS ''Hercule'', and took part in the fights of the Blockade of Saint-Domingue. Largely outgunned, ''Poursuivante'' managed to manoeuvre behind ''Hercule'' and in the

action of 28 June 1803 The action of 28 June 1803 marked the opening shots of the Blockade of Saint-Domingue after the collapse of the Treaty of Amiens and the outbreak of the War of the Third Coalition in May 1803. A French heavy frigate and a corvette, both partially ...

, managed to

rake Rake may refer to: * Rake (stock character), a man habituated to immoral conduct * Rake (theatre), the artificial slope of a theatre stage Science and technology * Rake receiver, a radio receiver * Rake (geology), the angle between a feature on a ...

her, disturbing her operations enough to be able to reach harbour. ''Mignonne'' was captured by HMS ''Goliath''. In October, ''Poursuivante'' reffited in

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

, from where she departed in March 1804. On 14 August 1804, ''Poursuivante'' captured in a notable single-ship action off the American coast and later burnt her. During her journey back to France, ''Poursuivante'' met and evaded another British ship.

Fate

''Poursuivante'' was converted to a hulk in

Rochefort Rochefort () may refer to: Places France * Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department ** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard * Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department * Rochefort-du-Gard, in the Ga ...

in June 1806.

References

External links

*
LE COMBAT DE LA POURSUIVANTE
*

*

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poursuivante Age of Sail frigates of France Ships built in France Romaine-class frigates 1796 ships