HMS Iphigenia (1808)

HMS Iphigenia at the Battle of Grand Port
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Iphigenia
Namesake	Iphigeneia
Laid down	1805
Launched	26 April 1808
Captured	at the Battle of Grand Port, late August 1810
Fate	captured
France
Name	Iphigénie
Acquired	August 1810 by capture
Captured	December 1810
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Iphigenia
Acquired	December 1810 by capture
Fate	Broken up May 1851
General characteristics
Class and type	Perseverance-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	870, or 876[1] (bm)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	264
Armament	UD: 26 x 18-pound long guns QD: 12 x 32-pound carronadess Fc: 4 x 9-pound long guns
Armour	Timber

HMS Iphigenia was a Royal Navy 36-gun Perseverance-class fifth-rate frigate. She was built at Chatham Dockyard by Master Shipwright Robert Seppings.

The French captured her at the debacle of Grand Port and in their service she participated in the capture of several British vessels. The British recaptured her and she served in the West Africa squadron (or "Preventative Squadron"), combating the slave trade. She was broken up in 1851 after serving for many years as a training ship.