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January 1858 at
443:. The frigate was under the command of Captain Chaloner Ogle as one of Nelson's scouts, but not present at Trafalgar; instead, she lay dismasted in Lisbon harbour.
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participated in the destruction of the French vessels
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703:at which she captured the armed storeship
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483:was the first frigate to enter the
216:46.1 m (151 ft 3 in)
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382:French Revolutionary Wars: HMS
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914:. 16 July 1808. p. 995.
986:. 11 May 1811. p. 872.
712:On 16 June 1812 boats from
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747:Nebrophonus
264:French Navy
1152:1787 ships
1141:Categories
1063:References
846:8 November
660:On 1 May,
643:Royal Navy
619:Dromadaire
607:Dromadaire
598:Dromadaire
433:Imperieuse
410:Imperieuse
394:Martinique
390:Imperieuse
384:Imperieuse
375:Imperieuse
367:fifth-rate
363:Imperieuse
359:Royal Navy
325:Impérieuse
317:Aegean Sea
313:Impérieuse
274:Imperieuse
268:Royal Navy
249:Impérieuse
138:Imperieuse
65:Impérieuse
823:Citations
775:By 1815,
745:captured
683:HMS
676:HMS
605:captured
452:Melpomene
427:When the
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329:La Spezia
311:In 1788,
292:in 1858.
290:broken up
87:Laid down
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853:history.
781:Deptford
742:Furieuse
725:Cerberus
706:Persanne
671:Nourrice
623:Napoleon
586:Adrienne
566:By 1811
471:Bizzarro
237:Armament
144:Acquired
111:Captured
106:May 1788
95:Launched
764:Defence
730:Badisea
719:Orlando
666:Giraffe
546:Nettuno
526:Nettuno
505:Nettuno
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370:frigate
365:as the
335:Captain
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262:of the
260:frigate
255:Minerve
240:44 guns
229:Draught
195:frigate
190:Minerve
152:Renamed
79:Builder
71:Ordered
39:History
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550:Cretan
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538:Teulié
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518:Teulié
499:Teulié
458:Weazel
431:began
343:Bahama
321:Toulon
266:. The
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213:Length
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55:France
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737:Unite
714:Unite
697:Tiber
693:Unite
685:Scout
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557:Unite
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489:brigs
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