French frigate Favorite (1810)
- French frigate Favorite (1810)
The "Favorite" was a 44-gun frigate of the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy. She was sold to the French Navy in exchange for three brigs.
On 12 March 1881, "Favorite", under Bernard Dubourdieu, led a frigate squadron to raid the British commerce raider base of the island of Lissa. The squadron encountered William Hoste's frigate squadron, leading to the Battle of Lissa.
In the ensuing fight, "Favorite" attempted to board the British flagship HMS "Amphion", distancing the rest of her squadron. As the two ships neared, "Amphion" discharged a howitzer full of bullets which put a large number of men out of action. Dubourdieu himself was killed at 9:10. "Favorite"'s first officer and second officers were killed as they attempted again to board "Amphion". As she sailed around "Amphion" in an attempt to rake her and take her in a crossfire with the other French frigates, "Favorite" was out-manoeuvred and ran aground.
Her crew destroyed set her on fire, and she exploded as the battle was still ongoing. Led by colonel Gifflinga, the crew of "Favorite" captured a coastal boat at Port St George which they used to flee to Lessina.
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