Armide-class frigate

	Portrait of Pénélope by François-Geoffroi Roux
Class overview
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
Armament	44 guns:; 28 18-pounders; 16 8-pounders; 2 6-pounders; 2 36-pounder carronades;
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.

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