French ship Persanne (1809)

Persane was a 24-gun flüte of the French Navy.

History
France
Name	Persane
Namesake	Persia
Ordered	Contract:16 March 1808 Ordered:25 April 1808
Builder	Chicallat & Jouvin, Marseille
Laid down	1 June 1808
Launched	September 1809
Captured	29 November 1811
Fate	Sold to the Bey of Tunis
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Var-class transport
Displacement	800 tons (French; unladen)
Length	Overall:135 ft 9 in (41.4 m) Keel:123 ft 8 in (37.7 m)
Beam	32 ft 0 in (9.8 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 7 in (5.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Ship
Complement	101–159
Armament	22 × 8-pounder + 2 × 6-pounder guns
Notes	All dimensions are for the class

On 29 November 1811, Persane, under the command of capitaine de frégate Satie, ferried a cargo of 201 bronze and iron cannon, 220 iron wheels for gun carriages, and numerous other military stores from Corfu to Trieste, escorted by frigates Pomone and Pauline. Royal Navy Captain Murray Maxwell's squadron of three frigates intercepted the convoy. In the ensuing Action of 29 November 1811, Persane fought gallantly for four hours before being captured. Pomone was also taken, while Pauline fled.

Persane was afterwards sold to the Bey of Tunis.^[1]

Citations

1. Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 379.

References

• Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.