French brig Endymion (1824)

Generic 20-gun brig of the 1830s, possibly Endymion. On display at Toulon naval museum.
History
France
Name: Endymion
Namesake: Endymion
Ordered: 27 August 1822
Builder: Lorient
Laid down: 21 January 1823
Launched: 26 July 1824
Commissioned: 17 May 1825
Struck: 7 October 1840
General characteristics
Sail plan: Brig
Armament: 18 guns

Endymion was a 20-gun brig of the French Navy, designed by Barallier.

Career

Commissioned under Captain Crespel, she sailed in the Caribbean and off Brazil. She took part in the Didon took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830 under Lieutenant Nonay, landind troops at the attack on fort Mers-el-Kebir, and in the Battle of the Tagus the next year. On the Tagus, she ferried the last diplomatic demarches before the French assault on Lisbon.

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