French frigate Manche (1806)

Hortense, sister-ship of Manche
History
France
NameManche
NamesakeEnglish Channel
Ordered6 October 1803 and 30 January 1806
BuilderCherbourg Dockyard (Constructeur: Jacques Bonard)
Laid downMay 1804
Launched5 April 1806
FateBroken up
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeHortense-class frigate
Displacement1390 tons (French)
Length48.75 m (159.9 ft)
Beam12.2 m (40 ft)
Draught5.9 m (19 ft)
PropulsionSails
Sail planShip
Armament

Manche was a 40-gun Hortense-class frigate of the French Navy, originally named Département de la Manche, but the name was immediately shortened to Manche around the time of her launch in April 1806.

She took part in operations in the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 under Captain François-Désiré Breton.

  1. ^ Winfield and Roberts (2015), p.144.