French frigate Pomone (1805)

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

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.

Pomone off Toulon
History
France
Name	Pomone
Namesake	Pomona
Builder	Genoa
Laid down	August 1803
Launched	10 February 1805
Captured	29 November 1811
United Kingdom
Name	Ambuscade
Acquired	29 November 1811
Decommissioned	1812
Fate	Broken up 1812
General characteristics
Class & type	Hortense-class frigate
Length	48.75 m (159 ft 11 in)
Beam	12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
Draught	5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	40 guns 26 × 18-pounder long guns 6 × 8-pounder long guns

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

External links

• HMS Ambuscade website