French frigate Corona (1807)

Hortense, sister-ship of Corona
History
Kingdom of Italy
Name	Corona
Namesake	Crown
Builder	Battistella, Venice
Launched	27 December 1807
Captured	13 March 1811
United Kingdom
Name	Daedalus
Namesake	Daedalus, ancient Greek inventor
Acquired	13 March 1811 (by capture)
Fate	Wrecked, and sunk on 2 July 1813
General characteristics
Class and type	Pallas-class frigate
Tons burthen	1093 81⁄94 (bm)
Length	152 ft 6 in (46.48 m) (overall); 126 ft 11+1⁄4 in (38.691 m) (keel)
Beam	40 ft 3 in (12.27 m)
Draught	5.9 m (19 ft)
Depth of hold	120 ft 0+1⁄2 in (36.589 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Ship
Complement	British service: 274, later 315
Armament	Italian service UD:28 × 18-pounder long guns Spardeck: 12 × 8-pounder long guns British service UD: 28 × 24-pounder Gover short-barrelled guns QD: 14 × 24-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 24-pounder carronades

Corona was a 40-gun Pallas-class frigate of the Italian Navy. The French built her in Venice in 1807 for the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. The British captured Corona at the Battle of Lissa and took her into the Royal Navy as HMS Daedalus. She grounded and sank off Ceylon in 1813 while escorting a convoy.