History | |
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Name | Hélène |
Builder | Rochefort |
Launched | 18 May 1791 |
Captured | February 1793 |
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Name | Sirena |
Out of service | 1807 |
Fate | Broken up 1807 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 620 tonnes |
Length | 134 ft (41 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
The Hélène was a 34-gun Charmante class frigate of the French Navy. In 1793 she was captured by the Spanish Navy whilst endeavouring to make her escape, and was renamed Sirena. [1]
She was broken up in 1807.