French frigate Manche (1806)
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Manche was a 40-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy, originally named Département de la Manche, but the name was immediately shortened to Manche around the time of her launch in April 1806.
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Hortense, sister-ship of Manche | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Manche |
Namesake | English Channel |
Ordered | 6 October 1803 and 30 January 1806 |
Builder | Cherbourg Dockyard (Constructeur: Jacques Bonard) |
Laid down | May 1804 |
Launched | 5 April 1806 |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Hortense-class frigate |
Displacement | 1390 tons (French) |
Length | 48.75 m (159.9 ft) |
Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
Draught | 5.9 m (19 ft) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Ship |
Armament |
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She took part in operations in the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 under Captain François-Désiré Breton.