Gloire-class frigate explained

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 Pensée (sometimes also called Junon class).^[1]

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.

Builder: Le Havre

Ordered:

Launched: 20 July 1807

Completed:

Fate: burnt by the Royal Navy 1811.

References

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Junon, Netmarine.net