 Portrait of Pénélope by François-Geoffroi Roux
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Armide class |
| Builders | Plans by Pierre Roland |
| Operators |  French Navy |
| Preceded by | Preneuse class |
| Succeeded by | Carrère class |
| In commission | 1804 - 1823 |
| Planned | 15 |
| Building | 15 |
| Completed | 12 |
| Cancelled | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 1330 tonnes |
| Length | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
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| Armour | Timber |
The Armide class was a class of 44-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed by Pierre Roland. A highly detailed and accurate model of Flore, one of the units of the class, is on display at Paris naval museum, originally part of the Trianon model collection.