Forte class
 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] |
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| Type | 50-gun frigate |
| Displacement | 2,042 tons displacement |
| Tons burthen | 1,012 tons (port measurement) |
| Length | 52 m (170 ft 7 in) (gundeck); 48 m (157 ft) (keel) |
| Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) |
| Depth of hold | 5.66 m (18 ft 7 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
- 30 × 24-pounder long guns (in the upper deck)
- 20 × 8-pounder long guns (6 on the forecastle, 14 on the quarterdeck)
- 4 × 36-pounder carronades[2]
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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.
- 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.
- 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
Citations
- ^ Roche p.206
- ^ Troude, p.173
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