Forte-class frigate

Forte class
Portrait of Égyptienne by Jean-Jacques Baugean
Class overview
Name: Forte
Builders: Lorient, Toulon
Operators:

 French Navy

 Royal Navy
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:28 24-pounder long guns

10 8-pounder long guns

4 36-pounder caronnades[2]
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

References

  1. ↑ Roche, op. cit.
  2. ↑ Troude, op. cit., p.173