French frigate Flore (1806)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Flore.

A 1⁄48 scale model of Flore on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris
History
France
NameFlore
NamesakeFlora
Ordered3 August 1804
BuilderRochefort, plans by Pierre-Jacques-Nicolas Rolland
Laid down1 July 1805
Launched11 November 1806
Acquired14 June 1810
Commissioned1807
Stricken27 November 1811
FateWrecked 30 November 1811
General characteristics
Class and typeArmide-class frigate
Displacement1330 tonnes
Length47 m (154 ft)
Beam12 m (39 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 44 guns:
  • 28 × 18-pounders
  • 16 × 8-pounders
  • 2 × 6-pounders
  • 2 × 36-pounder carronades
ArmourTimber

Flore was a 44-gun[1] or 40-gun[2][3] Armide-class frigate of the French Navy.

  1. ^ "Battle of Lissa (1811)". 8 December 2012.
  2. ^ "French Naval Force in the Mediterranean, April, 1811". Enquirer. Vol. 8, no. 18. Richmond, VA. 9 July 1811.
  3. ^ "The Last of Nelson's Captains". The Newcastle Chronicle. 27 May 1869. ISSN 2200-6915.