French frigate Clorinde (1801)

Clorinde
History
France
NameClorinde
NamesakeClorinda
BuilderNantes
Laid down24 September 1796
Launched31 October 1800
In service27 June 1801
Captured30 November 1803
United Kingdom
NameClorinde
Acquired30 November 1803
FateBroken up in 1817
General characteristics
Displacement1,350 tons (French)
Tons burthen1161 5494 (bm)
Length
  • 47.3 m (155 ft), or
  • 158 ft 6 in (48.3 m) (overall)
  • 133 ft 2 in (40.6 m) (keel)
Beam12.2 m (40 ft), or 40 ft 10 in (12.4 m)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement330 and later 315 (British service)
Armament
  • French service
    • UD: 28 × 18-pounder long guns
    • Spardeck: 12 × 8-pounder guns
  • British service
    • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
    • QD: 16 × 32-pounder carronades
    • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
ArmourTimber

Clorinde was a 44-gun Uranie-class frigate of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1803 and took her into service as HMS Clorinde. She was sold in 1817.