French frigate Artémise (1794)

A Magicienne class frigate
History
France
Name:	Artémise
Namesake:	Artemis
Builder:	Toulon
Laid down:	December 1791
Launched:	25 September 1794
In service:	November 1794
Fate:	Scuttled on 2 August 1798 after the Battle of the Nile to avoid capture
General characteristics
Class and type:	Magicienne class frigate
Displacement:	1,100 tons (French)
Length:	44.18 m (144.9 ft) (overall) 38.66 m (126.8 ft) (keel)
Beam:	11.21 m (36.8 ft)
Draught:	5.2 m (17 ft) (laden)
Complement:	265-285
Armament:	UD:26 × 12-pounder long guns Spar deck:6 × 6-pounder long guns (by 1798, 4 more added) Also: 2 × 36-pounder obusiers (by 1798, 2 more added~)
Armour:	Timber

The Artémise was a 32-gun Magicienne class frigate of the French Navy.

She was under construction in Toulon when the British seized the city in August 1793. They evacuated the city in December 1793, leaving her behind. The French named her Aurore on 24 July 1794, but then renamed her Artémise when they launched her on 25 September.

At the Action of 24 June 1795, along with the 40-gun Minerve, she took part in an action against HMS Dido and HMS Lowestoffe, escaping while Minerve was captured. Her captain was relieved of his command for leaving Minerve.

In 1798, she took part in the Expedition of Egypt. During the Battle of the Nile on 2 August 1798 HMS Orion and HMS Theseus engaged her; outgunned, her crew set fire to her to prevent the British from capturing her.

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