French corvette Department des Landes (1804)
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| Name: | Départment des Landes |
| Ordered: | 21 February 1803 |
| Builder: | Bayonne (Constructeur: Jean Baudrey) |
| Laid down: | May 1803 |
| Launched: | 19 July 1804 |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 1804 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 November 1814 |
| Struck: | 1820 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1829-30. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 760 tons (French) |
| Length: | 39.25 m (128.8 ft) (overall) |
| Beam: | 9.79 m (32.1 ft) |
| Depth of hold: | 5.00 m (16.40 ft) |
| Complement: | 157-189 |
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Départment des Landes was a corvette of the French Navy, launched in 1804. She was damaged in 1814 and subsequently decommissioned. She was finally broken up around 1829-30.
Départment des Landes was built to a design by Pierre Rolland (cadet). The Ministry of Marine originally ordered her on 21 February 1803 under the name Égérie. However, on 13 August the Département des Landes offered to give the government a corvette. The Ministry ordered a corvette that day at Bayonne, but on 20 January 1804 cancelled the order. Instead, the Department took responsibility for the payment to complete Égérie, and the corvette was named for the Department.
On 19 July 1805 Départment des Landes was part of a squadron of four vessels under François-André Baudin that captured HMS Blanche off Puerto Rico, three days after they had left Martinique. The other three were the 40-gun French frigate Topaze, the 18-gun corvette Torche, and the 16-gun Faune.
On 14 August, the 74-gun, third rate Goliath was in the Channel Fleet when she saw a sail to eastward and three sail to westward. The lone sail was Faune, which trailed behind her squadron and had lost contact with it.Goliath sailed east, meeting up with HMS Camilla and assisting her in chasing and capturing Faune, which struck when the much more powerful Goliath came in range.
The three remaining ships proceeded, but on the 16th, Torche was lagging behind and in danger of behind caught by Goliath, which had been joined by HMS Raisonnable. Deeming that waiting for Torche entailed accepting battle against the overwhelming British forces, Baudin ordered his squadron to take whatever actions were necessary for their security.Goliath caught up with Torche, which struck after a few shots from Goliath.Topaze and Départment-des-Landes escaped.
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