HMS Iphigenia (1808)

HMS Iphigenia at the Battle of Grand Port
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Iphigenia
NamesakeIphigeneia
Laid down1805
Launched26 April 1808
Capturedat the Battle of Grand Port, late August 1810
Fatecaptured
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameIphigénie
AcquiredAugust 1810 by capture
CapturedDecember 1810
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Iphigenia
AcquiredDecember 1810 by capture
FateBroken up May 1851
General characteristics
Class and typePerseverance-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen870, or 876[1] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement264
Armament
ArmourTimber

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.

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