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Tuesday 20 December 2011

Movements of the Austrian navy in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 1 October 1821

Trieste, 6 September. The frigate Lipsia (1) departed 19 July towards Naples to join the brigs Montecucuilli (2) and Usaro (3) and the goelette Arethusa (4), destined towards the fairways in the Levant to protect the Austrian ships until the frigate Hébé (5), which was ordered to do so, arrived. Colonel Armeni (6) commanded this flotilla and was ordered to take all cautions necessary to be neutral and take no other ships than those who attacked Austrian merchant ships.

Source
Karl Gogg. Osterreichs Kriegsmarine 1440-1448.
Lawrence Sondhaus. The Habsburg Empira and the Sea, Austrian Naval Policy, 1797-1866. Indiana.

Notes
1. The 44-gun frigate Principessa di Bologna, built at Venice 1810-1812, launched 3 September 1811, taken over by Austria 25 April 1814, renamed Lipsia 11 June and broken up in 1826.
2. The 16-gun brig Montecuccoli, building started at Venice 1809, taken over by Austria 25 April 1814 still on stocks, launched 22 March 1817 and completed 1817. Rebuilt in 1830-1831 and 1836, blocked Venice 1848-1849, hulk 1868, stricken and sold 1872.
3. The 10-gun brig Mamelucco, built at Venice 1808-1811, launched 17 August 1811, taken over by Austria 25 April 1814, renamed Ussaro, rebuilt as goelette in 1828-1829, renamed Fenice 18 February 1829, between March 1848-August 1849 in Venetian service, renamed Phönix 19 November 1849 and broken up in 1855.
4. The 10-gun goelette Aretusa, built at Venice 1811-1812, launched 15 April 1812, taken over by Austria 25 April 1814, stricken in 1842 and broken up in 1843.
5. This must be the Ebe, a frigate of 44 guns. The building begun at Venice in 1811 and she was transferred to Austria 25 April 1814 while being ready for 75%. She was launched 14 July 1821 and commissioned August 1821 and broken up between 1845-1848.
6. According to Sondhaus captain Antonio Armeni, a experienced officer in Venetian, Austrian and Italian service and since 1814 again in Austrian service. Sondhaus confirmed that in July 1821 the Lipsia with 2 brigs and a schooner were sent to the Levant and to which early 1822 were added the Austria and some smaller vessels.