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French brig Endymion (1824)

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Generic 20-gun brig of the 1830s, possibly Endymion. On display at Toulon naval museum.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameEndymion
NamesakeEndymion
Ordered27 August 1822
BuilderLorient
Laid down21 January 1823
Launched26 July 1824
Commissioned17 May 1825
Stricken7 October 1840
FateBroken up 1840
General characteristics
Sail planBrig
Armament18 guns

Endymion was a 20-gun brig of the French Navy, designed by Barallier.

Career

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Commissioned under Captain Crespel, she sailed in the Caribbean and off Brazil. She took part in the Didon took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830 under Lieutenant Nonay, landing troops at the attack on fort Mers-el-Kebir, and in the Battle of the Tagus the next year. On the Tagus, she ferried the last diplomatic demarches before the French assault on Lisbon.

The ship was broken up in December 1840.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ Winfield & Roberts p.226

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 174. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-184832-204-2.