French frigate Melpomène (1828)

	Model showing characteristics and original painting scheme of Belle Poule, sister-ship of the French frigate Melpomène (1828). Model on display at Toulon naval museum.
History
France
Name	Melpomène
Namesake	Melpomene
Builder	Cherbourg
Laid down	17 May 1825
Launched	28 July 1828
Commissioned	1 March 1830
Decommissioned	1 October 1833
Out of service	1845
Stricken	1870
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Surveillante-class frigate
Displacement	2500 tonnes
Length	54 metres (177 ft)
Beam	14.10 metres (46.3 ft)
Draught	3.80 metres (12.5 ft)
Propulsion	sail
Complement	301
Armament	60 guns; 32 × 30-pounder long guns; 4 × 80-pounder Paixhans guns; 24 × 30-pounder carronades;
Armour	Timber

Melpomène was a Surveillante class 60-gun first rank frigate of the French Navy.

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