''Carrère'' was a French frigate that served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1801, naming her HMS ''Carrere''. She seems never to have seen any meaningful active duty after her capture as she was laid up in 1802 and finally sold in 1814.

French service

''Carrère'' was one of two 38-gun frigates that were building on the stocks in

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in May 1797, when

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took the city during the Campaign of Italy.Troude (1867), p. 66.

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ordered the two frigates completed, which they were in August 1797 under the names ''Carrère'' and ''Muiron''. The French named ''Carrère'' after an esteemed artillery colonel who had fallen at Unzmarkt fighting the Austrians. ''Carrère'' and ''Muiron'' both served during the

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in 1798. They then accompanied Napoleon on his return to France after the failure of that campaign. The captain of the ''Carrère'' was Commodore

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, and with him travelled generals Lannes,

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, and

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Capture

The British ''Pomone'' of 48 guns, in company with ''Phoenix'' and ''Pearl'', captured ''Carrère'' near

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on 3 August 1801 after a short fight. She was escorting a small convoy from

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during the

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. ''Pomone'' lost two men killed and four wounded, of whom two died later. The French casualty list was not initially available. The

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took her in as HMS ''Carrere'', but rated at 36 guns.

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was her first captain. He sailed her to Portsmouth, where she arrived on 24 September 1802.

Fate

''Carrère''s active duty career in the Royal Navy was short. She was paid off on 4 October 1802 and then laid up

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. She was sold on 1 September 1814. The purchasers had to post a bond of £3000 that they would not sell or otherwise dispose of her but would break her up within 12 months from the day of sale.

Citations and references

Citations References * Thiers, Adolphe, and Shoberl, Frederic (trans.), ''The History of the French Revolution'', D.Appleton publisher, 1866 * James, William (1826) ''The naval history of Great Britain, from declaration of war by France in February 1793, to the accession of George IV in January 1820''. (London: Harding, Lepard and Co.). * * Urban, Sylvanus, ''The Gentleman's Magazine'', Vol.XXXI January to June, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons., London, 1849 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrere (1801) Age of Sail frigates of France Ships built in Venice Frigates of the Royal Navy Frigates of the French Navy Captured ships 1801 ships