French frigate Pomone (1805)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Pomone and HMS Ambuscade.

Pomone off Toulon
History
France
NamePomone
NamesakePomona
BuilderGenoa
Laid downAugust 1803
Launched10 February 1805
Captured29 November 1811
United Kingdom
NameAmbuscade
Acquired29 November 1811
Decommissioned1812
FateBroken up 1812
General characteristics
Class and typeHortense-class frigate
Length48.75 m (159 ft 11 in)
Beam12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
Draught5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament

Pomone was a 40-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy, built at Genoa for the puppet government of the Ligurian Republic, which was annexed as part of France in June 1805, a month after Pomone was completed. On 30 January 1807, she collided with the Muiron.

In May 1807, Pomone, Annibal, Incorruptible and the corvette Victorieuse engaged HMS Spartan off Cabrera in the Mediterranean.

Capture and fate

Pomone was captured near Corfu during the action of 29 November 1811 and briefly added to the Royal Navy as HMS Ambuscade, although she was never brought into service. She was broken up for material in November 1812 at Woolwich Dockyard.

French frigate Pomone
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