French ship Persanne (1809)

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|Ship displacement=800 tons (French; unladen)

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'''''Persane''''' was a 24-gun [[en flute|flüte]] of the [[French Navy]].

'''''Persane''''' was a 24-gun [[Combat stores ship|storeship]] of the [[French Navy]].

On 29 November 1811, ''Persane'', under the command of ''capitaine de frégate'' Satie, ferried a cargo of 201 bronze and iron cannon, 220 iron wheels for gun carriages, and numerous other military stores from Corfu to Trieste, escorted by [[frigate]]s {{ship|French frigate|Pomone|1805|2}} and {{ship|French frigate|Pauline|1807|2}}. Royal Navy Captain [[Murray Maxwell]]'s squadron of three frigates intercepted the convoy. In the ensuing [[Action of 29 November 1811]], ''Persane'' fought gallantly for four hours before being captured. ''Pomone'' was also taken, while ''Pauline'' fled.

On 29 November 1811, ''Persane'', under the command of Frigate Captain Satie, ferried a cargo of 201 bronze and iron cannon, 220 iron wheels for gun carriages, and numerous other military stores from Corfu to Trieste, escorted by [[frigate]]s {{ship|French frigate|Pomone|1805|2}} and {{ship|French frigate|Pauline|1807|2}}. British Captain [[Murray Maxwell]]'s squadron of three frigates intercepted the convoy. In the ensuing [[Action of 29 November 1811]], ''Persane'' fought gallantly for four hours before being captured. ''Pomone'' was also taken, while ''Pauline'' fled.

''Persane'' was afterwards sold to the [[Bey of Tunis]].{{sfnp|Winfield|Roberts|2015|p=379}}

''Persane'' was afterwards sold to the [[Beylik of Tunis]].{{sfnp|Winfield|Roberts|2015|p=379}}

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