The ''Pénélope'' was a 44-gun of the
French Navy
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Commissioned under Captain
Bernard Dubourdieu
Counter-Admiral Bernard Dubourdieu (28 April 1773 – 13 March 1811) was a French Navy officer who led a Franco-Italian fleet at the Battle of Lissa in 1811, during which he was killed in action.
Life
A native of Bayonne, Dubourdieu started sa ...
in November 1806, ''Pénélope'' served in the Atlantic for some months.
On 21 January 1808, along with , she departed Bordeaux for a cruise to Toulon. They arrived on 28 March, having captured 12 British prizes en route, including the privateer ''Sirene''.
On 1 January 1809, command of ''Pénélope'' was transferred to Captain Simonot. In the
action of 27 February 1809
The action of 27 February 1809 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars. Two 44-gun frigates, ''Pénélope'' and ''Pauline'', sortied from Toulon harbour to chase a British frigate, HMS ''Proserpine'', which was conduc ...
, she and captured . ''Pénélope'' later took part in the
action of 5 November 1813
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''Pénélope'' was decommissioned at the
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, on 31 August 1815, and was sold for scrap in 1828.
Sources and references
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Age of Sail frigates of France
1806 ships
Armide-class frigates
Ships built in France
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