French frigate Pauline (1807)

Pauline was a 44-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy.

Service history
On 27 February 1809, along FRENCH FRIGATE Pénélope, she captured the 32-gun HMS Proserpine (1807). In October 1809, she sailed from Toulon to escort a convoy bound for Barcelona. Chased by a British squadron under Admiral Collingwood during the Battle of Maguelone, and sailing with FRENCH SHIP Borée, she managed to repel and escape HMS Tigre (1795) and HMS Leviathan (1790), and returned to Toulon after FRENCH FRIGATE Amélie joined up.

Pauline was then used for convoy escort in the Mediterranean. She took part in the action of 29 November 1811, fleeing the battle while frigate FRENCH FRIGATE Pomone and the smaller FRENCH SHIP Persanne were captured by the British. Her commanding officer, Captain François-Gilles Montfort, was subsequently court-martialled and relieved of command.

On 11 April 1814, she was renamed Bellone. She took part in the landing at Sidi Ferruch during the Invasion of Algiers in 1830, and used as a ferry the following years.

Sources and references

 * HMS Ambuscade website
 * HMS Ambuscade website