Pénélope was a 44-gun of the French Imperial Navy. Commissioned under Captain Bernard Dubourdieu in November 1806, Pénélope served in the Atlantic for several months. On 21 January 1808, along with , she departed Bordeaux for a cruise to Toulon. They arrived on 28 March, having captured 12 British ships en route, including the privateer Sirene. On 1 January 1809, command of Pénélope was transferred to Captain Simonot. In the action of 27 February 1809, she and captured . Pénélope later took part in the action of 5 November 1813. Pénélope was decommissioned on 31 August 1815 during the Bourbon Restoration in France and was sold for scrap in 1828.
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