Forte-class frigate
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The Forte class was a class of two large frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1794 by François Caro. They carried 30 24-pounder long guns as their main battery and 20 × 8-pdrs on the quarterdeck and forecastle; they were exceptionally large and powerful heavy frigates for their time.
- Forte
- 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 January 1801 in the Red Sea.
- Égyptienne
- 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
1794
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Romaine-class frigate,
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