• Source: Gloire-class frigate

The Gloire-class frigate was a type of 18-pounder 40-gun frigate, designed by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait in 1802. They were built on the specifications of the Seine-class frigate Pensée (sometimes also called Junon class).




Ships in class


Gloire
Builder: Basse-Indre
Ordered:
Launched: 20 July 1803
Completed:
Fate: captured by the British Navy 1806, becoming HMS Gloire.
Président
Builder: Basse-Indre
Ordered:
Launched: 4 June 1804
Completed:
Fate: captured by the British Navy 1806, becoming HMS President.
Topaze
Builder: Basse-Indre
Ordered:
Launched: 1 March 1805
Completed:
Fate: captured by the British Navy 1809, becoming HMS Alcmene.
Vénus
Builder: Le Havre
Ordered:
Launched: 5 April 1806
Completed:
Fate: captured by the British Navy 1810, becoming HMS Nereide.
Junon
Builder: Le Havre
Ordered:
Launched: 16 August 1806
Completed:
Fate: captured by the British Navy 1809, becoming HMS Junon.
Calypso
Builder: Lorient
Ordered:
Launched: 9 January 1807
Completed:
Fate: severely damaged 1809, sold 1813 or 1814.
Amazone
Builder: Le Havre
Ordered:
Launched: 20 July 1807
Completed:
Fate: burnt by the Royal Navy 1811.




References






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= Bibliography

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Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714-1792, Seaforth Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.

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