HMS Carrere (1801)

1/72 scale model of the Carrère's sister ship, the Muiron, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameCarrère
NamesakeColonel Carrère
BuilderVenice
Laid down1789
Launched20 August 1797
CompletedNovember 1797
CapturedBy the British on 3 August 1801
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Carrere
Acquired3 August 1801
FateSold on 1 September 1814
General characteristics
Class and type36-gun frigate
Tons burthen1013 (bm)
Length151 ft (46 m)
Beam39 ft 6 in (12.04 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • French service: 356
  • British service: 340 (352)
Armament
  • French service:
  • 28 × 18-pounder guns + 12 brass 8-pounder guns
  • FC: 2 × 36-pounder obusiers
  • QD: 2 × 36-pounder obusiers
  • British service: 12 × 32-pounder carronades + 22 × 18-pounder guns 4 × 9-pounder guns
ArmourTimber

Carrère was a French frigate that served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1801, naming her HMS Carrere. She seems never to have seen any meaningful active duty after her capture as she was laid up in 1802 and finally sold in 1814.


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