French frigate Junon (1806)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Junon and HMS Junon.
The Junon was a Gloire class 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. Launched in 1806, she saw service during the Napoleonic Wars, escorting merchant convoys to France's besieged Caribbean colonies. In February 1809 she was captured at sea after a fierce engagement with four Royal Navy vessels.
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Name | Junon |
Ordered | 26 March 1805 |
Laid down | March 1805, Le Havre |
Launched | 16 August 1806 |
Captured | 10 February 1809 |
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Name | Junon |
Acquired | 10 February 1809 |
Captured | 13 December 1809 |
Fate | Scuttled by fire |
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Type | Frigate |
Tons burthen | 1148 bm |
Length | 46 metres (151 ft) |
Beam | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Draught | 7 metres (23 ft) |
Complement | 330 men |
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Armour | Timber |
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Recommissioned as HMS Junon, she served as part of the British blockade of French ports in the Caribbean. French frigates recaptured her in December 1809 off the French colony of Guadeloupe. The engagement so damaged Junon that her captors scuttled her.