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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gloire class |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Uranie class |
| Succeeded by | Consolante class |
| Planned | 7 |
| Completed | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1148 bm |
| Length | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Beam | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Draught | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Complement | 330 men |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
The Gloire-class frigate was a type of 18-pounder 40-gun frigate, designed by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait in 1802. They were built on the specifications of the Seine-class frigate Pensée (sometimes also called Junon class).[1]
- ^ (in French) Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Junon, Netmarine.net