''Amélie'' was a 46-gun of the

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. On 21 October 1809, she sailed from Toulon to escort a convoy bound for Barcelona. Chased by a British squadron under Collingwood during the Battle of Maguelone, she managed to escape to Marseille in spite of a broken

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, and eventually reached Toulon on 3 November.Troude, p.58 On 29 March 1811, she departed Toulon with ''Adrienne'', escorting the storeship ''Dromadaire'' carrying 8 tonnes of gunpowder and ammunition to

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. Two days later, the ships ran across a British squadron comprising HMS ''Unite'' and HMS ''Ajax''. ''Dromadaire'' was captured, while the frigates managed to escape to

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. At the

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, she was renamed ''Junon'', effective from 11 April 1814. She served during the Spanish expedition under Captain Rosamel, capturing a Spanish privateer on 3 March 1823 and engaging in military actions off Barcelona. She served as a transport in Madagascar, then was re-armed in the Mediterranean, before being struck in 1842.

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