French frigate Hélène (1791)

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameHélène
BuilderRochefort
Launched18 May 1791
CapturedFebruary 1793
Spain
NameSirena
Out of service1807
FateBroken up 1807
General characteristics
Displacement620 tonnes
Length134 ft (41 m)
Beam34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 32 guns:
  • 26 × 12-pounder long guns
  • 6 × 6-pounder long guns
  • Several had 2 or 4 × 36-pounder obusiers added

Hélène was a 34-gun Charmante-class frigate of the French Navy. In 1793 she was captured by the Spanish Navy whilst endeavouring to make her escape, and was renamed Sirena.[1]

She was broken up in 1807.

Citations

  1. ^ Winfield & Roberts p.129

References

  • Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-184832-204-2.


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