Consolante-class frigate

The Consolante class frigate was a class of French warships during the Napoleonic Era. Each ship had a main battery consisting of 18-pounder long guns. The designers were François Pestel and Jacques-Noël Sané.

Class overview
Name	Consolante
Operators	French Navy  Royal Navy
Preceded by	Gloire class
Succeeded by	Milanaise class
Planned	8
Completed	8
General characteristics
Class & type	Consolante-class frigate
Displacement	1320 tonnes
Tons burthen	109183⁄94 (bm)
Length	48.75 metres (159.9 ft)
Beam	12.2 metres (40 ft)
Draught	5.9 metres (19 ft)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	Battery: 28 x  18-pounder guns QD and Fc: 12 x  8-pounder guns
Armour	Timber

List of ships

• Consolante

Builder: Saint Malo

Ordered:

Launched: 22 July 1800

Completed:

Fate:

• Piémontaise

Builder: Saint Servan

Ordered:

Launched: 15 November 1804

Completed:

Fate: Captured by HMS St Fiorenzo on 8 March 1808

• Italienne

Builder: Saint Servan

Ordered:

Launched: 15 August 1806

Completed:

Fate: Damaged beyond repair at the Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne on 24 February 1809

• Danae

Builder: Genoa

Ordered:

Launched: 18 August 1807

Completed:

Fate: Exploded in Trieste harbour on 4 September 1812

• Bellone

Builder: Saint Servan

Ordered:

Launched: February 1808

Completed:

Fate: Captured during the British invasion of Isle de France on 4 December 1810

• Néréide

Builder: Saint Servan

Ordered:

Launched: December 1808

Completed:

Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 25 May 1811

• Illyrienne

Builder: Saint Servan

Ordered:

Launched: 13 November 1811

Completed:

Fate:

• Galatée

Builder: Genoa

Ordered:

Launched: 5 May 1812

Completed:

Fate:

References

• 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.