Madrid, 6 July. According to the newspaper l’Etoile reported the British frigate Syrene the expected arrival of bomb galliots and steam vessels to attack Algiers. (1)
Sources
J.J. Colledge/Ben Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. London, 2006.
Jacques Vichot. Répertoire des navires de guerre francais. Paris, 1967.
Note
1. There must be an error in this news item. According to Colledge was the 32-gun frigate Syren broken up in 1822. Probably it was the French frigate la Sirène, laid down 1803, launched 1805, ex-l’Amphitrite renamed 1805, ex-la Milanaise renamed 1814 and last mentioned 1837.
