French frigate Iphigénie (1827)

	Bombardment of San Juan de Ulúa off Vera Cruz. From left to right, the corvette Créole, and the frigates Gloire, Néréide and Iphigénie.
History
France
Name	Iphigénie
Builder	Toulon
Laid down	August 1824
Launched	3 May 1827
Commissioned	27 September 1827
Decommissioned	1891
Fate	Broken up in 1900
General characteristics
Type	frigate
Tonnage	2676 tonnes
Length	53.92 m (176.9 ft)
Beam	14.14 m (46.4 ft)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	513 men
Armament	60 guns :; 30 30-pounders; 28 28-pounders; 2 carronades;

The French frigate Iphigénie was a first rank frigate of the French Navy. Launched in Toulon in 1827, she took part in the Battle of Veracruz, and was eventually broken up in 1900.

Career

Launched in Toulon on 3 May 1827, Iphigénie was commissioned on 27 September.

In 1838, under Captain Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes, she was part of a frigate squadron under Charles Baudin and took part in the Battle of Veracruz, where she was the third ship in the French line of battle.

Between 1844 and 1850, Iphigénie was used as a schoolship in Toulon. She was decommissioned on 1 July 1872 and used as a mooring hulk.

Renamed to Druide in 1877, she was struck in 1891, and broken up in 1900.

References

Sail Frigates (1st class, 60 guns, launched 1825-47)