''Thétis'' was a 44-gun
frigate
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
of the
French Navy
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.
Career
Commissioned in Toulon on 8 March 1822, ''Thétis'' crossed to Brest in late 1822. From December 1822 to October 1823, she cruised the Caribbean before
circumnavigating the planet, under Captain
Hyacinthe de Bougainville
Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, baron de Bougainville (26 December 1781 – 18 October 1846) was a French naval officer. He was the son of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.Randier, p.292 He became Rear-Admiral on 1 May 1838.
Career
As a youn ...
. From 1824 to 1826, she served in the Indian Ocean along with
''Espérance'', again sailing around the globe.
''Thétis'' took part in the
Invasion of Algiers in 1830. From 1832 to 1847, she was in various states of commission, and from 1851 she was used as a schoolship for cabin boys. In 1865, she was renamed to ''Laninon'' (to free up the name for the armoured corvette
''Thétis'') and used as a coal depot.
References
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Ships built in France
Age of Sail frigates of France
1819 ships