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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).[1]
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Ships in class
- Builder: Basse-Indre
- Ordered:
- Launched: 20 July 1803
- Completed:
- Fate: captured by the British Navy 1806, becoming HMS Gloire.
- Builder: Basse-Indre
- Ordered:
- Launched: 4 June 1804
- Completed:
- Fate: captured by the British Navy 1806, becoming HMS President.
- Builder: Basse-Indre
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1 March 1805
- Completed:
- Fate: captured by the British Navy 1809, becoming HMS Alcmene.
- Builder: Le Havre
- Ordered:
- Launched: 5 April 1806
- Completed:
- Fate: captured by the British Navy 1810, becoming HMS Nereide.
- Builder: Le Havre
- Ordered:
- Launched: 16 August 1806
- Completed:
- Fate: captured by the British Navy 1809, becoming HMS Junon.
- 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.
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