French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Corona' (1810)

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La Corona
Nominal Guns	40
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Italian Fifth Rate frigate 'Corona' (1807) (40) 1807-1810 Italian 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Requisitioned	4.1810
Shipyard	Venice	E-WIKI
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	13.3.1811
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Daedalus' (1811) (38) 1811-1813 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 9"Imperial Feet46.334
Length of Keel126' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet38.4112
Breadth40' 3"Imperial Feet12.2682
Depth in Hold12' 0 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen1,093 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
22.10.1810Attack on Lissa
13.3.1811Battle of Lissa
13.3.1811Taken by the British at the Battle of Lissa

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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