In 1792, Félicité traveled to the Caribbean Sea. On 29 December, she took part in the capture of the royalist brigLégère off Saint-Pierre.
In September 1794 a French naval squadron comprising the razeeExperiment under the command of lieutenant de vaisseau Arnaud, Vigilance, Félicité, Épervier, and Mutine was cruising the West African coast, destroying British factories and shipping.[2] They captured Harpy, which they sent back to France, and another Sierra Leone Company ship, Thornton, which they destroyed. These were only two of the many vessels the squadron captured.
On 6 February 1806, Fėlicitė was present at the Battle of San Domingo, from which she escaped unharmed together with two other French vessels, the 36-gun frigate Cornélie and the 20-gun ship-corvette Diligente.
The frigates Comète and Félicité, and the corvette Diligente captured and burned the American vessel Lark, Moore, master, which was sailing from Philadelphia to Jamaica.[a]
In May, British ships chased two French frigates, armed en flûte and bringing supplies to Martinique, into the Basse Terre roads. The British set up a blockade, trapping Félicité and Furieuse in their shelter. By this time HMS Unique, was in poor condition – in particular she was leaky, in part from the constant firing of her guns at shore batteries. The decision was made to use her as a fireship in an attempt to destroy one or both of the French vessels. On 31 May she was sent in during the evening but the mission failed. Having been lightened of most of her stores, Unique was vulnerable to gusts of wind, and she grounded not far from one of her targets. Her captain then set fire to a train of explosives to prevent her falling into French hands. Félicité and Furieuse escaped some time later, only to end up being captured. HMS Bonne Citoyenne captured Furieuse on 5 July; Félicité's French service lasted only a few months longer.
On 18 June, HMS Latona and HMS Cherub captured Félicité. At the time of her capture, Félicité was armed with only 14 guns, but had 174 men on board. She had left Guadeloupe in company with another frigate. They were sailing to France with colonial produce. The frigate escaped through superior sailing despite Cherub having conducted a long chase.[4]
For reasons unknown, in January 1812, the Haitian Navy defected to the rebel Jérôme Maximilien Borgella,[5] who placed a French privateer named Gaspard in command of Améthyste (recommissioned as Heureuse Réunion), a corvette, and a brig. Gaspard armed the flagship with 44 cannon and a crew of over 600 men including Haitians, Frenchmen, and Americans.
Stopped soon thereafter upon suspicion of piracy by Captain James Yeo, commanding HMS Southampton, Heureuse Réunion began the action of 3 February 1812. Unable to close fast enough to board the more nimble Southampton and losing her mainmast, Heureuse Réunion surrendered and was dragged to Jamaica, where the British returned to the ownership of Haiti.
Notes
^The report in Lloyd's List refers to the "brig Diligente". The French navy had a brig Diligent, but she was not in the area.[3]
^James, William (2002) [First published 1827]. The naval history of Great Britain: During the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, Volume 6, 1811–1827. London: Conway Maritime. p. 76. ISBN0-85177-910-7.
References
Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.
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For other ships with the same name see French ship Felicite Felicite was a 32 gun frigate of the French Navy lead ship of her class Captured by the British Royal Navy and sold to the State of Haiti she entered Haitian service as Amethyste HistoryFranceNameFeliciteNamesakeFelicityBuilderBrestLaid down1 January 1785Launched4 August 1785In service28 August 1785Out of service16 June 1809State of HaitiNameAmethysteNamesakeAmethystIn service1809General characteristicsClass and typeFelicite class frigateDisplacement700 tonnesLength44 2 m 145 ft Beam11 3 m 37 ft Draught5 6 m 18 ft PropulsionSailArmament26 12 pounder guns 12 8 pounder guns 6 howitzersArmourTimber Contents 1 French service 2 Haitian service 3 Notes 4 Citations 5 ReferencesFrench service EditIn 1786 Felicite served as division flagship for Chef d escadre Paris de Soulanges in the 12 ship Escadre d evolution She was at Cherbourg when a naval review and a simulated naval battle took place as Louis XVI visited the harbour 1 In 1792 Felicite traveled to the Caribbean Sea On 29 December she took part in the capture of the royalist brig Legere off Saint Pierre In September 1794 a French naval squadron comprising the razee Experiment under the command of lieutenant de vaisseau Arnaud Vigilance Felicite Epervier and Mutine was cruising the West African coast destroying British factories and shipping 2 They captured Harpy which they sent back to France and another Sierra Leone Company ship Thornton which they destroyed These were only two of the many vessels the squadron captured On 6 February 1806 Felicite was present at the Battle of San Domingo from which she escaped unharmed together with two other French vessels the 36 gun frigate Cornelie and the 20 gun ship corvette Diligente The frigates Comete and Felicite and the corvette Diligente captured and burned the American vessel Lark Moore master which was sailing from Philadelphia to Jamaica a In February 1809 she sailed with Troude s division to the Caribbean armed en flute In May British ships chased two French frigates armed en flute and bringing supplies to Martinique into the Basse Terre roads The British set up a blockade trapping Felicite and Furieuse in their shelter By this time HMS Unique was in poor condition in particular she was leaky in part from the constant firing of her guns at shore batteries The decision was made to use her as a fireship in an attempt to destroy one or both of the French vessels On 31 May she was sent in during the evening but the mission failed Having been lightened of most of her stores Unique was vulnerable to gusts of wind and she grounded not far from one of her targets Her captain then set fire to a train of explosives to prevent her falling into French hands Felicite and Furieuse escaped some time later only to end up being captured HMS Bonne Citoyenne captured Furieuse on 5 July Felicite s French service lasted only a few months longer On 18 June HMS Latona and HMS Cherub captured Felicite At the time of her capture Felicite was armed with only 14 guns but had 174 men on board She had left Guadeloupe in company with another frigate They were sailing to France with colonial produce The frigate escaped through superior sailing despite Cherub having conducted a long chase 4 The British sold the vessel to Henri Christophe s State of Haiti the next month The Haitians renamed her Amethyste Haitian service EditFurther information Action of 3 February 1812 For reasons unknown in January 1812 the Haitian Navy defected to the rebel Jerome Maximilien Borgella 5 who placed a French privateer named Gaspard in command of Amethyste recommissioned as Heureuse Reunion a corvette and a brig Gaspard armed the flagship with 44 cannon and a crew of over 600 men including Haitians Frenchmen and Americans Stopped soon thereafter upon suspicion of piracy by Captain James Yeo commanding HMS Southampton Heureuse Reunion began the action of 3 February 1812 Unable to close fast enough to board the more nimble Southampton and losing her mainmast Heureuse Reunion surrendered and was dragged to Jamaica where the British returned to the ownership of Haiti Notes Edit The report in Lloyd s List refers to the brig Diligente The French navy had a brig Diligent but she was not in the area 3 Citations Edit Lacour Gayet 1905 p 589 Lloyd s List 10 February 1795 2689 Lloyd s List no 4061 1 accessed 1 February 2014 No 16293 The London Gazette 29 August 1809 p 1384 James William 2002 First published 1827 The naval history of Great Britain During the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars Volume 6 1811 1827 London Conway Maritime p 76 ISBN 0 85177 910 7 References EditLacour Gayet Georges 1905 La marine militaire de la France sous le regne de Louis XVI Paris Honore Champion OCLC 763372623 Roche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours Vol 1 Group Retozel Maury Millau ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Troude Onesime Joachim 1867 Batailles navales de la France in French Vol 2 Challamel aine OCLC 836362484 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French frigate Felicite 1785 amp oldid 1087464811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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