Forte-class frigate
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Portrait of Égyptienne by Jean-Jacques Baugean
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Class overview | |
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Name | Forte |
Builders | Lorient, Toulon |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Résistance class |
Succeeded by | Romaine class |
Completed | 2 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | 42-gun Forte class frigate |
Tonnage | 1020 tonnes |
Length | 52 m (171 ft) |
Beam | 13 m (43 ft) |
Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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Notes | Ships in class include: Forte, Égyptienne. |
The Forte class was a class of two frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1794 by François Caro. They carried 28 24-pounder long guns as their main battery, making them heavy frigates for their time.
- Builder: Lorient
- Begun: 30 May 1794
- Launched: 26 September 1794
- Completed: November 1794
- Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 1 March 1799, became HMS Forte, wrecked in 1801.
- Builder: Toulon
- Begun: 26 September 1798
- Launched: 17 July 1799
- Completed: November 1799
- Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 2 September 1801, became HMS Egyptienne, sold for breaking up 30 April 1817
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Plans of the hull of Forte
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 208. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). "Combats particuliers 1799". Batailles navales de la France. Challamel ainé. pp. 171–174.
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