Английская Википедия:French frigate Melpomène (1890)
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Melpomène was a schoolship frigate of the French Navy.
Career
Melpomène was ordered in August 1883 as a replacement for Résolue, to serve as a gabier schoolship. She departed for her first training cruise on 23 August 1890, sailing to Dakar and calling the Canary Islands and Tenerife on the way, before returning to Brest on 25 May 1891. Шаблон:Sfnp
She performed similar cruises in the following years until 1904.Шаблон:Sfnp
Fate
In 1904, Melpomène was struck from the Navy lists. She was hulked in Lorient in 1923. On 19 June 1940, she sank at her mooring, and was broken up in 1943. Шаблон:Sfnp
Legacy
Melpomène was the subject of a post stamp in 1974.[1][2][3]
Citations
References
- Шаблон:Cite book (1870-2006)