Armide was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, launched in 1804 at Rochefort. She served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1806. She went on to serve in the British Navy, until 1815 when she was broken up.
She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805. On 18 July, she captured and burnt a Prussian cutter to maintain the secrecy of the movements of the fleet, in spite of the neutrality of Pruss...
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Armide was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, launched in 1804 at Rochefort. She served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1806. She went on to serve in the British Navy, until 1815 when she was broken up.
She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805. On 18 July, she captured and burnt a Prussian cutter to maintain the secrecy of the movements of the fleet, in spite of the neutrality of Prussia at the time. The next day, she captured HMS Ranger and burnt her. She then took part in the assault on the Calcutta convoy, helping Magnanime engage and capture HMS Calcutta.
In March 1806, under Amable Troude, Armide helped repel an attack led by Robert Stopford at Les Sables-d'Olonne.
During the Action of 25 September 1806, HMS Centaur captured Armide, Captain Jean-Jacques-Jude Langlois, along with Infatigable, Gloire and Minerve. Armide entered British service as the 38-gun Fifth Rate HMS Armide. In 1807 and 1808 she was in ordinary in...
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